Zafra succinea

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

Zafra succinea
Shell of Zafra succinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zafra
Species:
Z. succinea
Binomial name
Zafra succinea
(Hervier, 1899)
Synonyms

Columbella succinea Hervier, 1900 (original combination)

Taxonomy

Treated as a synonym of Zafra troglodytes (Souverbie, 1866) by Sleurs (1987)

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands and Papua New Guinea; also off the Philippines.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra succinea (Hervier, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511637 on 2023-10-06
  • Sleurs W. (1987). The marine microgastropods from the Northern coast of Papua New Guinea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) III. Family Columbellidae (Subfamily Pyreninae), with description of two new species. Indo-Malayan Zoology. 4: 33–68, pl. A, B


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