Kerguelenella

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Kerguelenella
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Kerguelenella lateralis
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Kerguelenella

Powell, 1946[1]
Synonyms[2]

Kerguelenia Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (preoccupied by Stebbing, 1888 (Amphipoda))

Kerguelenella is a genus of air-breathing sea snails, marine pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.[2]

Distribution[]

Species in this genus live in Patagonia, South Georgia, Kerguelen Islands, Macquarie Islands, and New Zealand's Stewart island and sub-Antarctic islands.

Species[]

Species within the genus Kerguelenella include:

References[]

  1. ^ Powell A. W. B. (1946). The shellfish of New Zealand. An illustrated handbook. Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd, Christchurch, Auckland etc., New Zealand: 91.
  2. ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Kerguelenella Powell, 1946. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196979 on 2010-12-19

Further reading[]

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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