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Zafrona somalica

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Zafrona somalica
Shell of Zafrona somalica (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: Zafrona
Species:
Z. somalica
Binomial name
Zafrona somalica
Bozzetti, 2007[1]

Zafrona somalica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 13.1 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Somalia.

References

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  • Bozzetti L. (2007) Zafrona somalica (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Columbellidae: Columbellinae) nuova specie dalla Somalia. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 54: 9-10.