Zeradina plicifera

Zeradina plicifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Vanikoroidea
Family:	Vanikoridae
Genus:	Zeradina
Species:	Z. plicifera
Binomial name
	Zeradina plicifera; (A. Adams, 1863)
Synonyms
	Couthouyia plicifera A. Adams, 1863

Zeradina plicifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.^[1]

Description

(Original description) This is a small species with 4½ plicate and convex whorls and a canaliculated suture. It is finely striated transversely and is very thin. The aperture is ovate. The outer lip is arcuate.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.

References

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zeradina plicifera (A. Adams, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833673 on 2023-11-19

Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Stahlschmidt P. (2015). New shelled molluscan species from the central Philippines I. Visaya. 4(3): 15-59

External links

Adams, A. (1863). On the genera and species of Fossaridae found in Japan. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1863) 31: 110-113

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[1] MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zeradina plicifera (A. Adams, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833673 on 2023-11-19

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