Kejdonia cachiai

Kejdonia cachiai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2] [3]

Kejdonia cachiai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Kejdonia
Species:
K. cachiai
Binomial name
Kejdonia cachiai
(Mifsud, 1998) [1]
Synonyms

Pseudographis cachiai (Mifsud, 1998)

Description

The length of the shell varies between .75 mm and 1.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

  • In the Mediterranean Sea off Malta.

References
  1. MIFSUD C., 1998. Pseudographis cachiai n. gen. & n. sp. and Cima melitensis n. sp.: two new species of Heterostropha (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Maltese islands. La Conchiglia, 286: 25-29.
  2. Gofas, S. (2010). Kejdonia cachiai (Mifsud, 1998). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140963 on 2011-10-26
  3. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213


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