Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Vetigastropoda
Ordo: Lepetellida
Superfamilia: Fissurelloidea
Familia: Fissurellidae
Subfamilia: Zeidorinae
Genus: Zeidora
Synonym: Nesta
Name
Nesta Adams, 1870
Primary references
Adams 1870: Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1870, 5.
References
The genera Zeidora, Nesta, Emarginula, Rimula, and Puncturella in the Western Atlantic.
Nesta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
This genus has become a synonym for Zeidora A. Adams, 1860
Species
Species within the genus Nesta include:
Nesta amamiensis Habe, 1963
Species brought into synonymy
Nesta atlantica Pérez Farfante, 1947: synonym of Laevinesta atlantica (Pérez Farfante, 1947)
Nesta candida Adams, 1870: synonym of Zeidora candida (Adams, 1870)
Nesta galapagensis McLean, 1970: synonym of Zeidora galapagensis (McLean, 1970)
References
Bouchet, P. (2012). Nesta H. Adams, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206336 on 2013-01-19
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