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Nesta (gastropod)

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Nesta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Emarginulinae
Genus: Nesta
Adams, 1870
Type species
Nesta candida
Adams, 1870

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

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Species within the genus Nesta include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ a b 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