Zeidora calceolina explained

Zeidora calceolina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The oblong shell is elegantly ornamented with raised concentric and radiating lines. It has a median sulcus with raised sides. The tip is bent posteriorly. The septum shows a sharp edge and is intact.^[3]

Distribution

It is found in Western Pacific off Japan, Korea and the Philippines and lives in depths of 50 to 200 meters.^[4] It was also collected from Mozambique, Indian Ocean.

References

• Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2020). The Fissurellidae from the Philippines with the description of 26 new species. Visaya. suppl. 13: 1-131
• Kilburn, R. N. (1978). The Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum. 23(2): 431-454.
• Herbert D.G. (1987) Taxonomic studies on the Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Hemitoma, Clypidina, Tugali, Scutus, Zeidora and two species of Emarginula. South African Journal of Zoology 22(1): 1-13

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.
• Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98
• Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
• USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
• Conchology.be: image

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Zeidora calceolina A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572220 on 2012-12-31
2. Kilburn R.N. (1978). The Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 23(2):431453.
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2320773 Adams, A. (1860). On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 5: 299-303
4. Web site: Zeidora calceolina. 2021-12-06. www.sealifebase.ca.