Zafra exilis is a small species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafra |
| Species: | Z. exilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zafra exilis (Philippi, 1849)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Columbella exilis Philippi, 1849 (basionym) | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs and is endemic in the Red Sea and off Oman, Aden and Djibouti and as an introduced species off the Canary Islands.
References edit
- ^ a b Zafra exilis (Philippi, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 November 2010.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
- Boyer, F., Pelorce, J. & Gori, S. (2022). Révision des Columbellidae de l'île de Masirah, Oman. Partie 1 : genres Smithena gen. nov., Anachis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853, Zafra A. Adams, 1860 et Parvanachis Radwin, 1968. Novapex. 23(3): 87-110.
External links edit
- Philippi, R. A. (1849). Centuria tertia testaceorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 5(10): 151-160
- Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1997). On a collection of Columbellidae from the Red Sea. Apex. 12: 27-30
- "Zafra exilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
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