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

Zafra brevissima
Shell of Zafra brevissima (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zafra
Species:
Z. brevissima
Binomial name
Zafra brevissima
(Hervier, 1900)
Synonyms

Columbella brevissima Hervier, 1900 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

Distribution

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This rare marine species occurs off Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands and off Papua New Guinea

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra brevissima (Hervier, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511603 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.

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