Zafra smithi

Zafra smithi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Zafra
Species:	Z. smithi
Binomial name
	Zafra smithi; (Angas, 1877)
Synonyms
	Anachis smithi(Angas, 1877).; Columbella lentiginosaAngas, G.F. 1867.; Columbella (Anachis) smithiAngas, 1877 (original combination); Macrozafra smithi(Angas, 1877); Seminella smithi(Angas, 1877).;

Last updated January 10, 2024

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 3 mm.

Distribution

The range of this marine species is unclear due to uncertaintly of identification. Kay (1979) and Beechey (2007) treat it as a tropical Indo-Pacific species, Wilson (1994) restricts it to New South Wales, and MacPherson & Gabriel (1962) list it from Victoria. This species also occurs off Hawaii.

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References

↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra smithi (Angas, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511635 on 2023-10-07

Angas, G.F. 1877. Description of one genus and twenty-five species of marine shells from New South Wales. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 171–177, pl. 26, figs 26, 27
Angas, G.F. 1867. A list of species of marine Mollusca found in Port Jackson harbour, New South Wales, and on the adjacent coasts, with notes on their habits, etc. Part I. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 185–233
Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1906. Catalogue of the marine shells of Victoria. Part IX. With complete index to the whole catalogue. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 18(2): 39–92
Cotton, B.C. 1957. Australian Recent and Tertiary Species of the Molluscan Family Pyrenidae. Adelaide : Privately published.
Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp.
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra smithi (Angas, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511635 on 2023-10-07

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