Biology:Zebinella paumotuensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Zebinella paumotuensis | |
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| Shell of Zebinella paumotuensis (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | [[Biology:|Rissooidea]] |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Zebinella |
| Species: | Z. paumotuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zebinella paumotuensis (Couturier, 1907)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rissoina zeltneri var. paumotuensis Couturier, 1907 · | |
Zebinella paumotuensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 1½ mm.
(Original description in French) The solid shell is quite thick. It is white and shiny. It bears numerous thin, oblique longitudinal ribs on the whorls. They fade towards the base of the body whorl, where they are replaced by spiral striae.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tahiti.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella paumotuensis (Couturier, 1907). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=823802 on 2023-10-25
- ↑ Couturier M. (1907). Etude sur les mollusques gastropodes recueillis par M. L.-G. Seurat dans les archipels de Tahiti, Paumotu et Gambier. Journal de Conchyliologie. 55(2): 123-178, pl. 2
Wikidata ☰ Q61694427 entry
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