Zafra nukuhiva
Appearance
Zafra nukuhiva | |
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Shell of Zafra nukuhiva (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Zafra |
Species: | Z. nukuhiva
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Binomial name | |
Zafra nukuhiva K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018
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Zafra nukuhiva is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 2.4mm. It is distinguished from other Zafra by its small brown shell with orange protoconch.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra nukuhiva K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1074972 on 2023-10-07
- ^ "Bezpečnostní kontrola". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Monsecour_&_Monsecour_2018_Gloria_Maris_Columbellidae_French_Polynesia.pdf (li-an.fr)
- Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. (2018). Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from French Polynesia. Gloria Maris. 56(4): 118–151.