Biology:Zafrona taylorae
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| Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987
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Zafrona taylorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
Original description: "Shell fusiform, elongated, with elevated spire; shoulder and spire whorls rounded; shell sculptured with numerous microscopic spiral threads, giving shell shiny, silky texture; 3 or 4 spiral threads near suture larger than others; body whorl without axial sculpture; columellar callus raised, with edge detached from shell; columella with 1 large, prominent plication; inner edge of lip bordered with 8-12 small teeth; shell translucent pale greenish-tan overlaid with dense light brown net pattern; holes in mesh of net pattern oval in shape, regularly spaced; some specimens with thin, clear band around mid-body; protoconch and early whorls dark purple-brown; columella and edge of lip white; net pattern showing through in interior of aperture."[2]
Distribution
Locus typicus: "Rabbit Key Basin, off Rabbit Key,
Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA."[3]
References
- ↑ Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ↑ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 28. Publ: CERF
- ↑ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 28. Publ: CERF
Wikidata ☰ Q3173224 entry
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