Zafra exilis

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Zafra exilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zafra
Species:
Z. exilis
Binomial name
Zafra exilis
(Philippi, 1849)
Synonyms [1]

Columbella exilis Philippi, 1849 (basionym)

Zafra exilis is a small species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs and is endemic in the Red Sea and off Oman, Aden and Djibouti and as an introduced species off the Canary Islands.

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References

  1. 1 2 Zafra exilis (Philippi, 1849) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 November 2010.