Zebina paivensis
Zebina paivensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Zebinidae |
| Genus: | Zebina |
| Species: | Z. paivensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zebina paivensis (Watson, 1873) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eulima paivensis Watson, 1873 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 6.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Madeira and Selvagens.
References
- Watson R. B., 1873: On some marine mollusca from Madeira, including a new genus of the Muricinae, a new Eulima and the whole of the Rissoa of the group of islands Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1873) 361-391
- Zebina paivensis (Watson, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 December 2018.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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