A new gigantic species of Zeidora Adams, 1860 from Antarctic waters (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae)

• Main Authors: Aldea, Cristian, Zelaya, Diego Gabriel, Troncoso, Jesús S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
• Subjects: Mollusca; Gastropoda; Fissurellidae; Southern Ocean; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Aldea; Antarctic; Argentina; Bellingshausen Sea; Magallanes; Troncoso; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/95014

A new species of Zeidora, Z. antarctica new species, is described from Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica. The species is characterized by having a large and low shell, with delicate shell sculpture, spire extending beyond the shell’s outline, and relatively wide septum, curved at the anterior margin. Fil: Aldea, Cristian. Universidad de Vigo; España. Universidad de Magallanes; Chile Fil: Zelaya, Diego Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología Invertebrados; Argentina Fil: Troncoso, Jesús S. Universidad de Vigo. Facultad de Ciencias. Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal; España