Falsuszafrona idalina
Species of gastropod
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Falsuszafrona idalina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Falsuszafrona |
| Species: | F. idalina |
| Binomial name | |
| Falsuszafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 8 mm.
(Described as Columbella lactea) The whitish, oblong-ovate shell is shining. The spire is rather short and acuminated. It contains six somewhat convex and smooth whorls. The body whorl is large. The outer lip is thickened. The aperture is rather broad. The siphonal canal is short and slightly raised. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Bahamas and Guadeloupe.[citation needed]
