Zafra minuta

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Zafra minuta
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.203600 - Zafra minuta (Gould, 1860) - Columbellidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Specimen of Zafra minuta at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zafra
Species:
Z. minuta
Binomial name
Zafra minuta
(Gould, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Columbella (Anachis) minutaGould, 1860 (basionym)
  • Columbella malayensisThiele, 1925 unaccepted
  • Columbella minuta Gould, 1860 (original combination)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 2.9 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The small, straw-coloured shell is oval and turreted. It is engraved with sharp folds (12) at the striae encircling the beak ending abruptly. It contains six well distinct whorls. The aperture is quite wide and nearly equals one third of the length of the shell. The inner lip is slightly convex [2]

Distribution

This marine species was found the Philippines and off Hong Kong Island.

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References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra minuta (Gould, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http
  2. ↑ Gould, A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 323-336
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