Zafrona

Zafrona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]

Zafrona
Shell of Zafrona isomella
Scientific classification Edit this 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 isomella Duclos, 1840
Synonyms

Anachis (Zafrona) Iredale, 1916

Description

(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

Species within the genus Zafrona include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Zafrona belkisae Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007:[7] synonym of Falsuszafrona belkisae (Espinosa & Ortea, 2007)
  • Zafrona consobrinella Rehder, 1980: synonym of Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871)
  • Zafrona decussata Lussi, 2002[8] synonym of Retizafra decussata (Lussi, 2002)
  • Zafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889):[9] synonym of Falsuszafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889)
  • Zafrona diversa Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007:[10] synonym of Falsuszafrona diversa (Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007) (original combination)
  • Zafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840):[11] synonym of Falsuszafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840)
  • Zafrona incerta (Stearns, 1892): synonym of Falsuszafrona incerta (Stearns, 1892)
  • Zafrona lindae Petuch, 1992: synonym of Falsuszafrona lindae (Petuch, 1992) (original combination)
  • Zafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829):[12] synonym of Falsuszafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829)
  • Zafrona sunderlandi Petuch, 1987: synonym of Falsuszafrona sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
  • Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987:[13] synonym of Falsuszafrona taylorae (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
  • Zafrona tortugana Garcia, 2015: synonym of Falsuszafrona tortugana (E. F. García, 2015) (original combination)
  • Zafrona trifilosa (E.A. Smith, 1882): synonym of Smithena trifilosa (E. A. Smith, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

References
  1. Iredale T. (1916). Proc. malac. Soc. London 12:, 32.
  2. Zafrona Iredale, 1916. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 May 2011.
  3. Zafrona kilburni Bozzetti, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  4. Named for John Lightfoot .
  5. Zafrona macronata Simone, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  6. Zafrona somalica Bozzetti, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  7. Zafrona belkisae Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  8. Zafrona decussata Lussi, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  9. Zafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  10. Zafrona diversa Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  11. Zafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  12. Zafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  13. Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
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