Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen 1901)

Zafra selasphora is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.^[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and in the Indian Ocean along the Aldabra Atoll

References

• Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
• Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419–453
• "Zafra selasphora". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.