Zafra troglodytes
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| Shell of Zafra troglodytes (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| Species: | Z. troglodytes
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| Zafra troglodytes (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866)
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Zafra troglodytes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 2 mm and 6 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the Western Pacific Ocean.
References
- ^ a b Zafra troglodytes (Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 2010.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
External links
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