Zemitrella spreta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Zemitrella spreta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zemitrella
Species:
Z. spreta
Binomial name
Zemitrella spreta
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]

Columbella spreta Thiele, 1925 (original combination)

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella spreta (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511768 on 2023-11-11
  • Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46
  • Lussi M. (2017). Description of nine new species of Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Columbellidae) from South African waters. Conchylia. 48(1-2): 57–68.
  • Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. pp. 60–104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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