Dickdellia labioflecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Zerotulidae
Genus:
Dickdellia
Species:
D. labioflecta
Binomial name
Dickdellia labioflecta
(Dell, 1990)
Synonyms
  • Corneolitorina labioflecta (Dell, 1990)
  • Laevilitorina labioflecta Dell, 1990 (original combination)

Dickdellia labioflecta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Zerotulidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the South Shetlands and in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

References

  1. ↑ Laevilitorina labioflecta Dell, 1990. WoRMS (2009). Laevilitorina labioflecta Dell, 1990. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197209 on 6 June 2010 .
  • Warén A. & Hain S. (1996) Description of Zerotulidae fam. nov. (Littorinoidea), with comments on an Antarctic littorinid gastropod. The Veliger 39(4): 277–334.
  • Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.


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