Zafrona recticostata
Species of gastropod
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Zafrona recticostata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Zafrona recticostata | |
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| Shell of Zafrona recticostata (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafrona |
| Species: | †Z. recticostata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zafrona recticostata (Sacco, 1890) | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Columbella (Anachis) recticostata Sacco, 1890 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 5½ mm, its diameter 3 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Northern Italy.
