Zafra pumila

Zafra pumila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Zafra pumila
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Z. pumila
Binomial name
Zafra pumila
(Dunker, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anachis bifasciata Ardovini, 2005
  • Columbella atomella Duclos, 1835
  • Columbella gowllandi Brazier, 1875
  • Columbella gowllandi Brazier, 1874
  • Columbella hordeacea Philippi, 1849
  • Columbella minuscula Gould, 1860
  • Columbella pumila Dunker, 1858 (basionym)
  • Columbella pumila Souverbie, 1863
  • Columbella regulus Souverbie, 1864
  • Zafra minuscula Gould, A.A., 1860
  • Zafra avicennia Hedley, 1914
  • Zafra gowllandi Brazier, J., 1874
  • Zafra bifasciata Ardovini, R., 2005

Description

The shell size varies between 3 mm and 5 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Northern KwaZuluNatal, RSA, RĂ©union and in the Western Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, Queensland, and New South Wales

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References

  1. Zafra pumila (Dunker, 1858) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 November 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • "Zafra pumila". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.


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