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Zafra semiclatriata

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Zafra semiclatriata
Shell of Zafra semiclatriata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zafra
Species:
Z. semiclatriata
Binomial name
Zafra semiclatriata
Sleurs, 1987

Zafra semiclatriata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea and the Marquesas

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra saviniae (Viader, 1951). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511632 on 2023-10-12
  • Sleurs W. (1987). The marine microgastropods from the Northern coast of Papua New Guinea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) III. Family Columbellidae (Subfamily Pyreninae), with description of two new species. Indo-Malayan Zoology. 4: 33–68, pl. A, B.
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