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Zafra impedita

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Zafra impedita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zafra
Species:
Z. impedita
Binomial name
Zafra impedita
Laws, 1940

Zafra impedita is an extinct species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Late Pliocene - Pleistocene strata in New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra impedita Laws, 1940 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831096 on 2023-10-14
  • Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
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