Zafra obesula

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Zafra obesula
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Shell of Zafra obesula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zafra
Species:
Z. obesula
Binomial name
Zafra obesula
(Hervier, 1900)
Synonyms

Columbella obesulaHervier, 1900 superseded combination

Contents

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

Taxonomy

Treated as a synonym of Zafra troglodytes (Souverbie, 1866) by Sleurs (1987)

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands and the Philippines; also off Papua New Guinea and North Queensland, Australia.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra obesula (Hervier, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511623 on 2023-10-06