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Zafra gracilenta

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Zafra gracilenta
Shell of Zafra gracilenta (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zafra
Species:
Z. gracilenta
Binomial name
Zafra gracilenta
K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.1 mm.

Distribution

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This deep-water marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra gracilenta K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888031 on 2023-10-07
  • Monsecour, K. & Monsecour, D. (2016). Deep-water Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 208: 291–362.
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