Falsuszafrona tortugana

Falsuszafrona tortugana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Falsuszafrona tortugana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Falsuszafrona
Species:
F. tortugana
Binomial name
Falsuszafrona tortugana
(E. F. García, 2015)
Synonyms

Zafrona tortugana E. F. García, 2015 (original combination)

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 8.8 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off the Dry Tortugas, Florida.

References edit

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Falsuszafrona tortugana (E. F. García, 2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1397845 on 2023-10-18
  • Pelorce J. (2020). Les Columbellidae collectés dans les eaux profondes autour de l'île de Guadeloupe (Antilles Françaises) pendant la campagne KARUBENTHOS 2 (2015) du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Iberus. 38(1): 55–111.

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