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Zeidora virodunensis

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Zeidora virodunensis
Shell of Zeidora virodunensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Zeidorinae
Genus: Zeidora
Species:
Z. virodunensis
Binomial name
Zeidora virodunensis
Lozouet, 1999

Zeidora virodunensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in the Landes, France.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zeidora virodunensis Lozouet, 1999 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832279 on 2023-11-08
  • Lozouet P. (1999). Nouvelles espèces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l'Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur d'Aquitaine (sud-ouest de la France). Partie 2. Cossmanniana. 6: 1-68.