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

Zafra troglodytes
Shell of Zafra troglodytes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
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

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Shell size varies between 2 mm and 6 mm.

This species is more biconical in shape than Zafra succinea, with a carinated protoconch, and a different colour pattern.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea, Aden and Djibouti; and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Western Pacific Ocean.

References

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  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
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  • 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
  • "Zafra troglodytes". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 November 2010.