Dickdellia labioflecta

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

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)

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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