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Zebinella ame

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Zebinella ame
Shell of Zebinella ame (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Zebinella
Species:
Z. ame
Binomial name
Zebinella ame
(Woodring, 1928)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rissoina ame Woodring, 1928

Zebinella ame is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5.7 mm, its diameter 2.4 mm.

(Original description) The small shell is moderately slender. The protoconch is stout, consisting of about 2¾ whorls. The parietal callus and the outer lip form a distinct but not constricted posterior channel. The channel across the basal lip does not undercut the columella. The sculpture consists of fine axial ribs, between which lie very fine spiral threads. The axial ribs are progressively more closely spaced. The base of the body whorl is sculptured only with spiral threads. [2]

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Jamaica.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella ame (Woodring, 1928) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=767394 on 2023-10-29
  2. ^ Woodring, W.P. (1928). "Miocene mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. 2. Gastropods and discussion of results". Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication. 385 (VII): 158. Retrieved 2024-06-26. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.