Zafrona

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Zafrona
Zafrona idalina 001.jpg
Zafrona idalina shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Zafrona

Type species
Columbella isomella Duclos, 1840

Zafrona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]

Species[]

Species within the genus Zafrona include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Zafrona belkisae Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007:[11] synonym of Falsuszafrona belkisae (Espinosa & Ortea, 2007)
  • Zafrona consobrinella Rehder, 1980: synonym of Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871)
  • Zafrona decussata Lussi, 2002[12] synonym of Retizafra decussata (Lussi, 2002)
  • Zafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840):[13] synonym of Falsuszafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840)

References[]

  1. ^ Iredale T. (1916). Proc. malac. Soc. London 12:, 32.
  2. ^ Zafrona Iredale, 1916. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 May 2011.
  3. ^ Zafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  4. ^ Zafrona diversa Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  5. ^ Zafrona kilburni Bozzetti, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  6. ^ Named for John Lightfoot .
  7. ^ Zafrona macronata Simone, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  8. ^ Zafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  9. ^ Zafrona somalica Bozzetti, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  10. ^ Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  11. ^ Zafrona belkisae Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  12. ^ Zafrona decussata Lussi, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  13. ^ Zafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp

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