Siphonaria zelandica

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Siphonaria zelandica
Dorsal view of a shell of Siphonaria zelandica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Siphonariida
Family: Siphonariidae
Genus: Siphonaria
Species:
S. zelandica
Binomial name
Siphonaria zelandica
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Synonyms
  • Planesiphon elegans Iredale, 1940
  • Siphonaria baconi Reeve, 1856
  • Siphonaria zebra Reeve, 1856

Siphonaria zelandica is a species of medium-sized air-breathing sea snail or false limpet, a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.[1]

Ventral view of a shell of Siphonaria zelandica showing the siphonal groove on the right

The length of the shell attains 19.9 mm.

Distribution

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