Imbricaria zetema
| Imbricaria zetema | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Genus: | Imbricaria |
| Species: | I. zetema
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| Binomial name | |
| Imbricaria zetema (Dekkers, Herrmann, Poppe & Tagaro, 2014)
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| Synonyms | |
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Subcancilla zetema Dekkers, Herrmann, Poppe & Tagaro, 2014 (original combination) | |
Imbricaria zetema previously known as Subcancilla zetema is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropoda mollusc in the family Mitridae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 19 mm and 40 mm[1] though found shells can get as small as 17 mm.[2]
Their feeding type is described as being a predator.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines; North Borneo and Papua New Guinea.
Original description
- Dekkers A.M., Herrmann M., Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2014) Three new species of Subcancilla from the Pacific Ocean (Gastropoda: Mitridae). Visaya 4(2): 39-48. [May 2014] page(s): 43.
References
- ^ a b Imbricaria zetema (Dekkers, Herrmann, Poppe & Tagaro, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Shell Encyclopedia - Conchological MegaDatabase Iconographic Overview on Mollusks | ConchologyMITRIDAE, Imbricaria zetema | Conchology". conchology.be. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
External links
- Worms Link
- Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of Mitra: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183(2): 253-337
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