Zafra troglodytes is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description Shell size varies between 2 mm and 6 mm.
This species is more biconical in shape than Zafra succinea, with a carinated protoconch, and a different colour pattern.
Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea, Aden and Djibouti; and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Western Pacific Ocean.
References
Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). . Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
External links 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