Zafrona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
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 Zafrona lightfooti (Smith, 1901)Named for John Lightfoot. Zafrona macronata Simone, 2009 Zafrona pleuriferoides K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018 † Zafrona recticostata (Sacco, 1890) Zafrona samadiae K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016 Zafrona somalica Bozzetti, 2007 † 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: synonym of Falsuszafrona belkisae (Espinosa & Ortea, 2007) Zafrona consobrinella Rehder, 1980: synonym of Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871) Zafrona decussata Lussi, 2002 synonym of Retizafra decussata (Lussi, 2002) Zafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889): synonym of Falsuszafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889) Zafrona diversa Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007: synonym of Falsuszafrona diversa (Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007) (original combination) Zafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840): 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): synonym of Falsuszafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829) Zafrona sunderlandi Petuch, 1987: synonym of Falsuszafrona sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987) (original combination) Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987: 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 superseded combination)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
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
External links
- Iredale T. (1916). On some new and old molluscan names. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 12(1): 27-37