Siphonaria zelandica

Siphonaria zelandica
Dorsal view of a shell of Siphonaria zelandica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Siphonariida
Family: Siphonariidae
Genus: Siphonaria
Species:
S. zelandica
Binomial name
Siphonaria zelandica
Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Synonyms
  • Planesiphon elegans Iredale, 1940
  • Siphonaria baconi Reeve, 1856
  • Siphonaria zebra Reeve, 1856

Siphonaria zelandica is a species of medium-sized air-breathing sea snail or false limpet, a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.[1]

Ventral view of a shell of Siphonaria zelandica showing the siphonal groove on the right
  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Siphonaria zelandica Quoy & Gaimard, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740950 on 2022-06-09