Biology:Zafra pumila

Zafra pumila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Zafra
Species:	Z. pumila
Binomial name
Zafra pumila (Dunker, 1858)
Synonyms
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 Zafra minuscula Gould, A.A., 1860 Zafra avicennia Hedley, 1914 Zafra gowllandi Brazier, J., 1874 Zafra bifasciata Ardovini, R., 2005

Zafra pumila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

The shell size varies between 3 mm and 5 mm

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  Zafra pumila forma minuscula, dark variety

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  Zafra pumila forma minuscula, bright 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

• Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

External links

• "Zafra pumila" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_10315.shtml. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7989596 entry