Zafra opihiensis
| Zafra opihiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafra |
| Species: | †Z. opihiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zafra opihiensis Laws, 1933 | |
Zafra opihiensis is an extinct species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Tertiary strata in New Zealand.
References
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra opihiensis Laws, 1933 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831097 on 2023-10-14
- Laws, C.R. (1933). New Tertiary Mollusca from Timaru district, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 63: 315–329.
- 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.