Zafra impedita
| Zafra impedita | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafra |
| Species: | †Z. impedita |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zafra impedita Laws, 1940 | |
Zafra impedita is an extinct species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Late Pliocene - Pleistocene strata in New Zealand.
References
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra impedita Laws, 1940 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831096 on 2023-10-14
- Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
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