Zafra troglodytes

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

Zafra troglodytes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Zafra
Species:
Z. troglodytes
Binomial name
Zafra troglodytes
(Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866)
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella garretti Tryon, 1883
  • Columbella troglodytes Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866
  • Columbella troglodytes Souverbie, 1866 (basionym)
  • Columbella troglodytes var. fulvastra Hervier, 1899
  • Columbella troglodytes var. sinensis G.B. Sowerby, 1894
  • Anachis sinensis Sowerby, G.B. III, 1894

Description

Shell size varies between 2 mm and 6 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the Western Pacific Ocean.

References
  1. Zafra troglodytes (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • "Zafra troglodytes". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 November 2010.


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