Vacerrena kesteveni
Vacerrena kesteveni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
| Vacerrena kesteveni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Vacerrena |
| Species: | V. kesteveni |
| Binomial name | |
| Vacerrena kesteveni (Hedley, 1900) | |
| Synonyms | |
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Vacerrena kesteveni (Hedley, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=849296 on 2020-09-24
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Ponder W.F., Parkhaev P.Yu. & Beechey D.L. (2007). A remarkable similarity in scaly shell structure in Early Cambrian univalved limpets (Monoplacophora; Maikhanellidae) and a Recent fissurellid limpet (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) with a review of Maikhanellidae. Molluscan Research. 27(3): 153-163.
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
External links
- Hedley, C. (1904). Additions to the marine molluscan fauna of New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum. 5(2): 86-97
- To World Register of Marine Species
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