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    Zafra pumila

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    Zafra pumila
    Zafra pumila 00.jpg
    Scientific classification
    Kingdom:
    Animalia
    Phylum:
    Mollusca
    Class:
    Gastropoda
    (unranked):
    clade Caenogastropoda
    clade Hypsogastropoda
    clade Neogastropoda
    Superfamily:
    Buccinoidea
    Family:
    Columbellidae
    Genus:
    Zafra
    Species:
    Z. pumila
    Binomial name
    Zafra pumila
    (Dunker, 1858)
    Synonyms[1]
    • Anachis bifasciata Ardovini, 2005
    • Columbella atomella Duclos, 1835
    • Columbella gowllandi Brazier, 1875
    • Columbella gowllandi Brazier, 1874
    • Columbella hordeacea Philippi, 1849
    • Columbella minuscula Gould, 1860
    • Columbella pumila Dunker, 1858 (basionym)
    • Columbella pumila Souverbie, 1863
    • Columbella regulus Souverbie, 1864
    • Zafra minuscula Gould, A.A., 1860
    • Zafra avicennia Hedley, 1914
    • Zafra gowllandi Brazier, J., 1874
    • Zafra bifasciata Ardovini, R., 2005

    Zafra pumila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

    Description

    The shell size varies between 3 mm and 5 mm

    • Zafra pumila forma minuscula, dark variety

    • Zafra pumila forma minuscula, bright variety

    Distribution

    This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar , Northern KwaZuluNatal, RSA, Réunion and in the Western Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, Queensland, and New South Wales

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zafra pumila (Dunker, 1858). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 November 2010.
    • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

    External links

    Wikidata ☰ Q7989596 entry





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