Zafra succinea is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Zafra succinea | |
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| Shell of Zafra succinea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafra |
| Species: | Z. succinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Zafra succinea (Hervier, 1899)
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| Synonyms | |
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Columbella succinea Hervier, 1900 (original combination) | |
Taxonomy edit
Treated as a synonym of Zafra troglodytes (Souverbie, 1866) by Sleurs (1987)
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 5.7 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands and Papua New Guinea; also off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra succinea (Hervier, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511637 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
External links edit
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- Hervier J. (1900 ("1899") ). Le genre Columbella dans l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 47(4): 305–391, pls 13-14.
- Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1997). Report on a collection of Columbellidae (Mollusca, Gastopoda) from the west Indian Ocean region (Madagascar, Glorieuses Islands, Comores Islands, and nearby banks and coral shawls) with descriptions of three new species and one new genus. Apex. 12 (1): 31-42
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