Falsuszafrona taylorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Falsuszafrona taylorae | |
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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: | Falsuszafrona |
| Species: | F. taylorae
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| Binomial name | |
| Falsuszafrona taylorae (Petuch, 1987)
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| Synonyms | |
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Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987 (original combination) | |
Description
editOriginal description: "Shell fusiform, elongated, with elevated spire; shoulder and spire whorls rounded; shell sculptured with numerous microscopic spiral threads, giving shell shiny, silky texture; 3 or 4 spiral threads near suture larger than others; body whorl without axial sculpture; columellar callus raised, with edge detached from shell; columella with 1 large, prominent plication; inner edge of lip bordered with 8-12 small teeth; shell translucent pale greenish-tan overlaid with dense light brown net pattern; holes in mesh of net pattern oval in shape, regularly spaced; some specimens with thin, clear band around mid-body; protoconch and early whorls dark purple-brown; columella and edge of lip white; net pattern showing through in interior of aperture."[2]
Distribution
editLocus typicus: "Rabbit Key Basin, off Rabbit Key,
Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA."[2]
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Falsuszafrona taylorae (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1397843 on 2023-10-17
- ^ a b Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 28. Publ: CERF
- Pelorce J. (2020). Les Columbellidae collectés dans les eaux profondes autour de l'île de Guadeloupe (Antilles Françaises) pendant la campagne KARUBENTHOS 2 (2015) du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Iberus. 38(1): 55-111.