Zafra atrata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra atrata (A. Gould, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511602 on 2023-09-23
Description The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The small, thick shell has an ovate-lanceolate shape. Its color is anthracite. It is surrounded anteriorly by striae. The shell contains six swollen whorls, slightly flattened. The narrow aperture is posteriorly acute. The simple outer lip is posteriorly sinuous and is barely denticulated inside.Gould, A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 323-336
Distribution This marine species was found off South Africa and off Hong Kong Island.
References
Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae. pers. comm Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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