Zafra pumila

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

Zafra pumila
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
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
  • Pyrene minuscula (Gould, 1860 in 1859-60)
  • Zafra minuscula Gould, A.A., 1860
  • Zafra avicennia Hedley, 1914
  • Zafra gowllandi Brazier, J., 1874
  • Zafra bifasciata Ardovini, R., 2005

Description

The shell size varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.

  • Zafra pumila forma minuscula, dark variety
    Zafra pumila forma minuscula, dark variety
  • Zafra pumila forma minuscula, pale variety
    Zafra pumila forma minuscula, pale 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. 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
  • "Zafra pumila". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.


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