Zebinella sororcula is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]

Zebinella sororcula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Zebinella
Species:
Z. sororcula
Binomial name
Zebinella sororcula
(Boettger, 1902)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rissoina sororcula O. Boettger, 1902·
  • Rissoina (Zebinella) sororcula O. Boettger, 1902·(original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell vries between 5¼ - 6½ mm, its diameter between 2½ - 2¾ mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Middle Miocene strata in Central Europe.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella sororcula (Boettger, 1902) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766536 on 2023-10-31
  • Zilch, A. (1934). Zur Fauna des Mittel-Miocäns von Kostej (Banat). Typus-Bestimmung und Tafeln zu O. Boettger's Bearbeitungen. Senckenbergiana 16:193-302. 22: pls.
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