Falsuszafrona taylorae

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Falsuszafrona taylorae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Falsuszafrona
Species:
F. taylorae
Binomial name
Falsuszafrona taylorae
(Petuch, 1987)
Synonyms

Zafrona tayloraePetuch, 1987 (original combination)

Contents

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

Description

Original description: "Shell fusiform, elongated, with elevated spire; shoulder and spire whorls rounded; shell sculptured with numerous microscopic spiral threads, giving shell shiny, silky texture; 3 or 4 spiral threads near suture larger than others; body whorl without axial sculpture; columellar callus raised, with edge detached from shell; columella with 1 large, prominent plication; inner edge of lip bordered with 8-12 small teeth; shell translucent pale greenish-tan overlaid with dense light brown net pattern; holes in mesh of net pattern oval in shape, regularly spaced; some specimens with thin, clear band around mid-body; protoconch and early whorls dark purple-brown; columella and edge of lip white; net pattern showing through in interior of aperture." [2]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Rabbit Key Basin, off Rabbit Key,
Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA." [2]

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References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Falsuszafrona taylorae (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1397843 on 2023-10-17
  2. 1 2 Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 28. Publ: CERF
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