Zafrona ursula
Appearance
Zafrona ursula | |
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Shell of Zafrona ursula (holotype) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Zafrona |
Species: | Z. ursula
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Binomial name | |
Zafrona ursula (Thiele, 1925)
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Zafrona ursula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off South Africa.
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafrona ursula (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511657 on 2023-10-17
- Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46
- Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. pp. 60–104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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