Zafrona arpula explained

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Northern Italy.

External links

• Michelotti, G. (1840). Rivista di alcune specie fossili della famiglia dei gasteropodi. Annali delle Scienze del Regno Lombardo-Veneto. 10: 137-162
• 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

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafrona arpula (Michelotti, 1840) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1537497 on 2023-10-17