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Zafra nukuhiva

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Zafra nukuhiva
Shell of Zafra nukuhiva (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. nukuhiva
Binomial name
Zafra nukuhiva
K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018

Zafra nukuhiva 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 2.4mm. It is distinguished from other Zafra by its small brown shell with orange protoconch.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Bezpečnostní kontrola". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ 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.