Zeidora antarctica explained

Zeidora antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 16.2 mm, its height 4.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica.

References

• Engl, W. (2018). Emarginula renkeri n. sp., the first Emarginula from Antarctica (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae, Emarginulinae). Conchylia. 49(1-2): 3-6.

External links

• Aldea, C.; Zelaya, D. G. & Troncoso, J. S. (2011). A new gigantic species of Zeidora Adams, 1860 from Antarctic waters (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). The Nautilus. 125(2): 79-82.
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Zeidora antarctica Aldea, Zelaya & Troncoso, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577648 on 2012-12-31