CZ EN
SEARCH  

Taxon profile

species

Falsuszafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Columbellidae - Dove Shells »  genus Falsuszafrona

Scientific synonyms

Zafrona idalina P. L. Duclos, 1840

Images

Falsuszafrona idalina

Author: Jan Delsing

Falsuszafrona idalina

Author: Tunnell et al.

Falsuszafrona idalina

Author: Daccarett, E.Y. & Bossio, V.S.

Falsuszafrona idalina

Author: Faber, M.

Taxon in country check-lists*

* List of countries might not be complete

Description

Zafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840) Idaline Dovesnail
Distribution: Texas; Bahamas to Bahia; Brazil. Size: 9 mm.
Description: Shell color is brown with white maculations on teleoconch whorls of fresh shells, opaque white in older shells; shape ovate-fusiform; sculpture smooth-ish, upper whorls usually with fine axial threads; spiral threads at base; whorls convex, suture shallow; body whorl more than half the length of shell; spire high and acute; aperture somewhat broad; apertural lip thickened and weakly denticulate on inner side; columella slightly angled; longish denticles on inner surface of outer lip. Habitat: From FGB in coral sand at depth of about 27 m (90 ft). Depth range 1 to 44 m (3 to 144 ft).
Remarks: Spécimen in photograph from Tunnell collection. See Lipka (1974); Tunnell
(1974).
Synonym: Mitrella idalina Duclos, 1840.
Tunnell, J.W. , Andrews, J. , Barrera, N.C. & Moretzsohn, F., 2010. Encyclopedia of Texas seashells.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Zafrona idalina Duclos, 1840]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

Contributions to BioLib

Help us to expand this encyclopedia! If you are logged in, you can add new subtaxa, vernacular and scientific names, texts, images or intertaxon relationships for this taxon.

Comments