Nesta (gastropod)

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Kingdom Animalia Clade Vetigastropoda Subfamily Emarginulinae Higher classification Fissurellidae		Phylum Mollusca Family Fissurellidae Scientific name Nesta Rank Genus

Nesta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

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 A. Adams, 1870: synonym of Zeidora candida (A. Adams, 1870)

Nesta galapagensis McLean, 1970: synonym of Zeidora galapagensis (McLean, 1970)

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