Zafrona
Encyclopedia
Zafrona is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Columbellidae
, the dove snails.
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Columbellidae
Columbellidae
Columbellidae, common name the "dove snails" or "dove shells" are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Distribution:...
, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus Zafrona include:- Zafrona belkisaeZafrona belkisaeZafrona belkisae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007 - Zafrona dicomataZafrona dicomataZafrona dicomata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
(Dall, 1889) - Zafrona diversaZafrona diversaZafrona diversa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007 - Zafrona idalinaZafrona idalinaZafrona idalina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
(Duclos, 1840) - Zafrona incerta (Stearns, 1892)
- Zafrona isomella (Duclos, 1840)
- Zafrona kilburniZafrona kilburniZafrona kilburni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-External Links:...
Bozzetti, 2009 - Zafrona lightfooti (Smith, 1901)
- Zafrona lindae Petuch, 1992
- Zafrona macronataZafrona macronataZafrona macronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
Simone, 2009 - Zafrona pulchellaZafrona pulchellaZafrona pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
(Blainville, 1829) - Zafrona somalicaZafrona somalicaZafrona somalica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
Bozzetti, 2007 - Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871)
- Zafrona subfelina (Hervier, 1899)
- Zafrona sunderlandi Petuch, 1987
- Zafrona tayloraeZafrona tayloraeZafrona taylorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
Petuch, 1987 - Zafrona trifilosa (E.A. Smith, 1882)
- Zafrona ursula (Thiele, 1925)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Zafrona consobrinella Rehder, 1980 : synonym of Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871)
- Zafrona decussata Lussi, 2002 : synonym of Retizafra decussata (Lussi, 2002)