Zafra selasphora

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

Zafra selasphora
Sgell of Zafra selasphora (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Zafra
Species:
Z. selasphora
Binomial name
Zafra selasphora
(Melvill & Standen, 1901)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anachis troglodytes (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866)
  • Columbella selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901 (basionym)
  • Pyrene selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 1901)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3.5 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and in the Indian Ocean along the Aldabra Atoll

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References
  1. Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 1901). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2011.
  • Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
  • Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419–453
  • "Zafra selasphora". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.


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