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Scissurella kaiserae D. L. Geiger, 2006
389823 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:389823)
accepted
Species
marine
Geiger, D. L. (2006). Eight new species of Scissurellidae and Anatomidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) from around the world, with discussion of two senior synonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1128: 1-33, figs. 1-20.
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Type locality contained in Costa Rican Pacific Coast
, Note Baja Alcyon, Isla del Coco, some 500...
type locality contained in Costa Rican Pacific Coast (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Baja Alcyon, Isla del Coco, some 500 kilometers off the coast of Costa Rica [details]
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Kirstie Lee Kaiser (1949-****).
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Kirstie Lee Kaiser (1949-****). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scissurella kaiserae D. L. Geiger, 2006. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389823 on 2025-09-11
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Geiger, D. L. (2006). Eight new species of Scissurellidae and Anatomidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) from around the world, with discussion of two senior synonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1128: 1-33, figs. 1-20.
page(s): 1-7, figs. 1-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 18, pls. S31 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Geiger, D.L. (2012). Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729-1291. <i>Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs</i>. Number 7. [30 October 2012]. [details]
page(s): 1-7, figs. 1-4 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 18, pls. S31 [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Geiger, D.L. (2012). Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729-1291. <i>Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs</i>. Number 7. [30 October 2012]. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
