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

Zafra exilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zafra
Species:
Z. exilis
Binomial name
Zafra exilis
(Philippi, 1849)
Synonyms[1]

Columbella exilis Philippi, 1849 (basionym)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
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  • 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.