Zafrona
{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image= Zafrona isomella (MNHN-IM-2000-6885).jpeg
|image_caption= Shell of Zafrona isomella
|taxon=Zafrona
|authority= Iredale, 1916Iredale T. (1916). Proc. malac. Soc. London 12:, 32.
|synonyms_ref=
|synonyms= Anachis (Zafrona) Iredale, 1916
|type_species= Columbella isomella Duclos, 1840
|display_parents= 3
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Zafrona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.{{WRMS species|225421|Zafrona Iredale, 1916||16 May 2011}}
Description
(Original description) The species vary in size, sculpture, and shape. Thus some are very small, 2 mm., to comparatively large, 5 mm., from slender to obese, and from closely sculptured to almost smooth.
Species
Species within the genus Zafrona include:
- † Zafrona arpula (Michelotti, 1840)
- Zafrona azteci K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
- Zafrona dentata Perugia, 2023
- Zafrona fatuhiva K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018
- Zafrona isomella (Duclos, 1840)
- Zafrona kilburni Bozzetti, 2009{{WRMS species|456996|Zafrona kilburni Bozzetti, 2009||17 April 2010}}
- Zafrona lightfooti (Smith, 1901)Named for [[John Lightfoot (biologist)|John Lightfoot
]].
- Zafrona macronata Simone, 2009{{WRMS species|458350|Zafrona macronata Simone, 2009||17 April 2010}}
- Zafrona pleuriferoides K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018
- † Zafrona recticostata (Sacco, 1890)
- Zafrona samadiae K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
- Zafrona somalica Bozzetti, 2007{{WRMS species|456952|Zafrona somalica Bozzetti, 2007||17 April 2010}}
- † Zafrona sphaerocorrugata Harzhauser & Landau, 2021
- Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871)
- Zafrona subfelina (Hervier, 1900)
- Zafrona ursula (Thiele, 1925)
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Zafrona belkisae Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007:{{WRMS species|457306|Zafrona belkisae Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007||17 April 2010}} synonym of Falsuszafrona belkisae (Espinosa & Ortea, 2007)
- Zafrona consobrinella Rehder, 1980: synonym of Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871)
- Zafrona decussata Lussi, 2002{{WRMS species|388015|Zafrona decussata Lussi, 2002||17 April 2010}} synonym of Retizafra decussata (Lussi, 2002)
- Zafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889):{{WRMS species|420015|Zafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889)||17 April 2010}} synonym of Falsuszafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889)
- Zafrona diversa Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007:{{WRMS species|457284|Zafrona diversa Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007||17 April 2010}} synonym of Falsuszafrona diversa (Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007) (original combination)
- Zafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840):{{WRMS species|420016|Zafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840)||17 April 2010}} synonym of Falsuszafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840)
- Zafrona incerta (Stearns, 1892): synonym of Falsuszafrona incerta (Stearns, 1892)
- Zafrona lindae Petuch, 1992: synonym of Falsuszafrona lindae (Petuch, 1992) (original combination)
- Zafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829):{{WRMS species|420017|Zafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829)||17 April 2010}} synonym of Falsuszafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829)
- Zafrona sunderlandi Petuch, 1987: synonym of Falsuszafrona sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
- Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987:{{WRMS species|420018|Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987||17 April 2010}} synonym of Falsuszafrona taylorae (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
- Zafrona tortugana Garcia, 2015: synonym of Falsuszafrona tortugana (E. F. García, 2015) (original combination)
- Zafrona trifilosa (E.A. Smith, 1882): synonym of Smithena trifilosa (E. A. Smith, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
References
{{Reflist}}
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). {{ISBN|0-915826-22-4}}. XII, 195 pp
External links
{{Commons category}}
- - [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15770460 Iredale T. (1916). On some new and old molluscan names. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 12(1): 27-37]
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