Zafrona arpula
Zafrona arpula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Zafrona arpula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafrona |
| Species: | †Z. arpula |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zafrona arpula (Michelotti, 1840) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Buccinum arpula Michelotti, 1840 | |
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Northern Italy.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafrona arpula (Michelotti, 1840) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1537497 on 2023-10-17
External links
- Michelotti, G. (1840). Rivista di alcune specie fossili della famiglia dei gasteropodi. Annali delle Scienze del Regno Lombardo-Veneto. 10: 137-162
- Harzhauser, M.; Landau, B. M. (2021). The Columbellidae (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea) in the Miocene Paratethys Sea—striking diversity of a negelected group. Zootaxa. 5025(1): 1-75
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