Siphonaria zelandica

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.

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

Siphonaria zelandica
Dorsal view of a shell of Siphonaria zelandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Siphonarioidea
Family:
Siphonariidae
Genus:
Siphonaria
Species:
S. zelandica
Binomial name
Siphonaria zelandica
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

References
    • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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