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Zidona dufresnii

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Zidona dufresnii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
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

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

Distribution

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Continental shelf of Uruguay: East coast of South America. Trawled in 5-10 metres of water, South Argentina.

References

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