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Zemitrella parhelena

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Species of sea snail

Zemitrella parhelena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zemitrella
Species: Z. parhelena
Binomial name
Zemitrella parhelena
(Barnard, 1959)
Synonyms

Pyrene parhelena Barnard, 1959

Zemitrella parhelena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

The height of the shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs on the Agulhas Bank

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella parhelena (Barnard, 1959). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511761 on 2023-11-16
  • Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

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Taxon identifiers
Zemitrella parhelena
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