| Zafrona recticostata | |
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| Shell of Zafrona recticostata (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafrona |
| Species: | †Z. recticostata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zafrona recticostata (Sacco, 1890) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Columbella (Anachis) recticostata Sacco, 1890 | |
Zafrona recticostata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 5½ mm, its diameter 3 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Northern Italy.
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafrona recticostata (Sacco, 1890) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1537502 on 2023-10-17
External links
- Sacco, F. (1890). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte VI. (Volutidae, Marginellidae, Columbellidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 76 pp., 2 pl
- Harzhauser, M.; Landau, B. M. (2021). The Columbellidae (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea) in the Miocene Paratethys Sea—striking diversity of a negelected group. Zootaxa. 5025(1): 1-75
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