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Zafra troglodytes
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Zafra troglodytes

Zafra troglodytes is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

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Description

Shell size varies between 2 mm and 6 mm. This species is more biconical in shape than Zafra succinea, with a carinated protoconch, and a different colour pattern.

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Range & habitat

This species occurs in the Red Sea, Aden and Djibouti; and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Wikipedia: “Distribution”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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