Zacalantica galathea

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Zacalantica galathea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.[1]

Zacalantica galathea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Phenacolepadidae
Genus: Zacalantica
Species:
Z. galathea
Binomial name
Zacalantica galathea
(Lamarck, 1819)
Synonyms
  • Patella galathea Lamarck, 1819 (original combination)
  • Phenacolepas asperulata (A. Adams, 1854) (based on nomen nudum)
  • Phenacolepas galathea (Lamarck, 1819)
  • Plesiothyreus asperulatus (A. Adams, 1854) (based on nomen nudum)
  • Scutellina asperulata A. Adams, 1854 (nomen nudum)
  • Scutellina squamosa Garrett, 1877 (uncertain synonym)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 10.9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Tanzania, Mauritius, the Comoros and Fiji Islands.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Zacalantica galathea (Lamarck, 1819). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1323119 on 2022-01-27
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