Zafra exilis is a small species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 5 mm. Distribution This species occurs and is endemic in the Red Sea and off Oman, Aden and Djibouti and as an introduced species off the Canary Islands.
References
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. Boyer, F., Pelorce, J. & Gori, S. (2022). Révision des Columbellidae de l'île de Masirah, Oman. Partie 1 : genres Smithena gen. nov., Anachis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853, Zafra A. Adams, 1860 et Parvanachis Radwin, 1968. Novapex. 23(3): 87-110.
External links Philippi, R. A. (1849). Centuria tertia testaceorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 5(10): 151-160 Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1997). On a collection of Columbellidae from the Red Sea. Apex. 12: 27-30