Zafra exilis
| Zafra exilis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafra |
| Species: | Z. exilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zafra exilis (Philippi, 1849) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Columbella exilis Philippi, 1849 (basionym) | |
Zafra exilis is a small species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
The shell size is 3.7 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and as an introduced species along the Canary Islands.
References
- 1 2 Zafra exilis (Philippi, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 November 2010.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
External links
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