Zafrona somalica
| Zafrona somalica | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Zafrona somalica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafrona |
| Species: | Z. somalica
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| Binomial name | |
| Zafrona somalica | |
Zafrona somalica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 13.1 mm, its diameter 5.35 mm.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Somalia.
References
- ^ Bozzetti (2007). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 54 (1) : 10. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ Zafrona somalica Bozzetti, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.malacologia.org/rivistapaginadue.htm
- Bozzetti L. (2007) Zafrona somalica (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Columbellidae: Columbellinae) nuova specie dalla Somalia. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 54: 9-10.