Zafra obesula explained

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

Taxonomy

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

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

References

• Hedley, C. 1923. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XIV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 48: 301–316, pls 30-33
• 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.

External links

• Hervier J. (1900 ("1899")). Le genre Columbella dans l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 47(4): 305–391, pls 13-14.
• Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1997). Report on a collection of Columbellidae (Mollusca, Gastopoda) from the west Indian Ocean region (Madagascar, Glorieuses Islands, Comores Islands, and nearby banks and coral shawls) with descriptions of three new species and one new genus. Apex. 12 (1): 31-42

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra obesula (Hervier, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511623 on 2023-10-06