| Zafrona | |
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| Shell of Zafrona isomella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafrona Iredale, 1916 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Columbella isomellaDuclos, 1840 | |
| Synonyms | |
Anachis (Zafrona)Iredale, 1916 | |
Zafrona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [2]
(Original description) The species vary in size, sculpture, and shape. Thus some are very small, 2 mm., to comparatively large, 5 mm., from slender to obese, and from closely sculptured to almost smooth.
Species within the genus Zafrona include:
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Plesiocystiscus is a genus of minute predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cystiscidae.
Mitrella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove shells or dove snails.
Pyrene is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae.
Cumia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae.
Colubraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.
Zafrona diversa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Falsuszafrona idalina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Falsuszafrona pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Anachis is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Costoanachis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Parvanachis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Retizafra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Suturoglypta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Dolicholatirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Peristerniinae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Dentimargo is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Hyalina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Prunum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Murexsul is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricopsinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Falsuszafrona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae.
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