Zafra mitriformis is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafra |
| Species: | Z. mitriformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zafra mitriformis A. Adams, 1860
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Sea of Japan.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra mitriformis A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511620 on 2023-10-12
- Nomura, S. & Zinbô, N. (1940) Some turrid molluscs from northeast Honsyû, Japan. Saito Ho-on Kai Museum of Natural History Research Bulletin, 19, 17–25, pl. 2.
- Habe T. 1960. - New species of molluscs from the Amakusa Marine Biological Laboratory, Reihoku-cho, Amakusa, Kumamoto Pref., Japan. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 8(2): 289-298
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links
edit- Adams, A. (1860). On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 6: 331-337
- Gould, A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 323-336
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