Biology:Dickdellia

Dickdellia labioflecta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Zerotulidae, the winkles or periwinkles. It is the only species in the genus Dickdellia.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the South Shetlands and in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

References

• Warén A. & Hain S. (1996) Description of Zerotulidae fam. nov. (Littorinoidea), with comments on an Antarctic littorinid gastropod. The Veliger 39(4): 277–334.
• Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.

External links

• Griffiths, H.J.; Linse, K.; Crame, J.A. (2003). SOMBASE - Southern Ocean mollusc database: a tool for biogeographic analysis in diversity and evolution. Organisms Diversity and Evolution. 3: 207-213

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