Zafrona arpula
Species of gastropod
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Zafrona arpula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Zafrona arpula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafrona |
| Species: | †Z. arpula |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zafrona arpula (Michelotti, 1840) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Buccinum arpula Michelotti, 1840 | |
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Northern Italy.
