Zafra brevissima | |
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Shell of Zafra brevissima (holotype) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Zafra |
Species: | Z. brevissima |
Binomial name | |
Zafra brevissima (Hervier, 1900) | |
Synonyms | |
Columbella brevissima Hervier, 1900 (original combination) |
Zafra brevissima is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
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Distribution
This rare marine species occurs off Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands and off Papua New Guinea
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra brevissima (Hervier, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511603 on 2023-10-06
- 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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External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Zafra brevissima |
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