| Zafrona striatula | |
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| Shell of Zafrona striatula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafrona |
| Species: | Z. striatula |
| Binomial name | |
| Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871) | |
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Zafrona striatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm.
(Described as Columbella filamentosa) The shell is slightly but closely longitudinally ribbed, with revolving striae at the base. The outer lip is varicosely thickened, smooth within, sinuate behind, terminating in a short but distinctly constricted siphonal canal. The shell is yellowish brown, with numerous equidistant narrow revolving chestnut lines.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off French Polynesia, Hawaii, Easter Island, Cook Islands.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511653 on 2023-10-17
- Tryon, G. W. (1883). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, ser. 1., vol. 5: Marginellidae, Olividae, Columbellidae. pp 1-276, pls 1-63. Philadelphia, published by the author.
- Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. (2018). Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from French Polynesia. Gloria Maris. 56(4): 118–151.
- Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp
External links
- Dunker, W. (1871). Mollusca nova Musei Godeffroy Hamburgensis. Malakozoologische Blätter. 18: 150-175
- Hervier J. (1900 ("1899") ). Le genre Columbella dans l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 47(4): 305–391, pls 13-14
- Rehder, H.A. (1980). The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Sala y Gómez. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 289: 1-167, 15 figs, 14 pls
- Monsecour, K.; Köhler, F. (2006). Annotated list of columbellid types held in the Malacological Collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Columbellidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin – Zoologische Reihe. 82(2): 282-306
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