Zafrona striatula

Zafrona striatula
	Shell of Zafrona striatula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Zafrona
Species:	Z. striatula
Binomial name
	Zafrona striatula; (Dunker, 1871)
Synonyms
	Amycla striatula Dunker, 1871 (original combination); Columbella filamentosa Tryon, 1883; Columbella lifouana Hervier, 1900; Columbella lifouana var. intermissa Hervier, 1900; Columbella lifouana var. rufolineata Hervier, 1900; Columbella striatula (Dunker, 1871) ((incorrect generic combination)); Zafrona consobrinella Rehder, 1980;

Zafrona striatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.^[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

(Described as Columbella filamentosa) The shell is slightly but closely longitudinally ribbed, with revolving striae at the base. The outer lip is varicosely thickened, smooth within, sinuate behind, terminating in a short but distinctly constricted siphonal canal. The shell is yellowish brown, with numerous equidistant narrow revolving chestnut lines.^[2]

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off French Polynesia, Hawaii, Easter Island, Cook Islands.

References[edit]

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511653 on 2023-10-17
^ Tryon, G. W. (1883). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, ser. 1., vol. 5: Marginellidae, Olividae, Columbellidae. pp 1-276, pls 1-63. Philadelphia, published by the author.

Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. (2018). Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from French Polynesia. Gloria Maris. 56(4): 118–151.
Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp

External links[edit]

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511653 on 2023-10-17

[2] Tryon, G. W. (1883). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, ser. 1., vol. 5: Marginellidae, Olividae, Columbellidae. pp 1-276, pls 1-63. Philadelphia, published by the author.

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