Zafra succinea is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Zafra succinea
Shell of Zafra succinea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zafra
Species:
Z. succinea
Binomial name
Zafra succinea
(Hervier, 1899)
Synonyms

Columbella succinea Hervier, 1900 (original combination)

Taxonomy

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Treated as a synonym of Zafra troglodytes (Souverbie, 1866) by Sleurs (1987)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands and Papua New Guinea; also off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra succinea (Hervier, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511637 on 2023-10-06
  • Sleurs W. (1987). The marine microgastropods from the Northern coast of Papua New Guinea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) III. Family Columbellidae (Subfamily Pyreninae), with description of two new species. Indo-Malayan Zoology. 4: 33–68, pl. A, B
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