Zidona dufresnii

Species of gastropod

Zidona dufresnii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Cymbiinae
Genus:
Zidona
Species:
Z. dufresnii
Binomial name
Zidona dufresnii
(Donovan, 1823)
Synonyms[1]

Voluta angulata Swainson, 1821
Voluta nasica Schubert & Wager, 1829

Zidona dufresnii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

This tall-spired species attains a length of 164 mm.

Distribution

Continental shelf of Uruguay: East coast of South America.

References

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  1. ^ a b Zidona dufresnii (Donovan, 1823). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Zidona dufresnei


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