Zafra brevissima
| Zafra brevissima | |
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| Shell of Zafra brevissima (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafra |
| Species: | Z. brevissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Zafra brevissima (Hervier, 1900)
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| Synonyms | |
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Columbella brevissima Hervier, 1900 (original combination) | |
Zafra brevissima is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This rare marine species occurs off Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands and off Papua New Guinea
References[edit]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra brevissima (Hervier, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511603 on 2023-10-06
- Sleurs W. (1987). The marine microgastropods from the Northern coast of Papua New Guinea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) III. Family Columbellidae (Subfamily Pyreninae), with description of two new species. Indo-Malayan Zoology. 4: 33–68, pl. A, B.
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External links[edit]
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