Misplaced Pages

Zafra opihiensis

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of gastropod

Zafra opihiensis
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. opihiensis
Binomial name
†Zafra opihiensis
Laws, 1933

Zafra opihiensis is an extinct species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Tertiary strata in New Zealand.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra opihiensis Laws, 1933 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831097 on 2023-10-14
  • Laws, C.R. (1933). New Tertiary Mollusca from Timaru district, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 63: 315–329.
  • Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
Taxon identifiers
Zafra opihiensis


Stub icon

This Columbellidae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Stub icon

This prehistoric gastropod article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: