Zafrona

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}} {{Automatic taxobox |image= Zafrona isomella (MNHN-IM-2000-6885).jpeg |image_caption= Shell of ''Zafrona isomella'' |taxon=Zafrona |authority= Iredale, 1916<ref>Iredale T. (1916). ''Proc. malac. Soc. London'' '''12''':, 32.</ref> |synonyms_ref= |synonyms= ''Anachis (Zafrona)'' Iredale, 1916 |type_species= ''Columbella isomella'' Duclos, 1840 |display_parents= 3 }}

'''''Zafrona''''' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|225421|''Zafrona'' Iredale, 1916||16 May 2011}}</ref>

==Description== (Original description) The species vary in size, sculpture, and shape. Thus some are very small, 2 mm., to comparatively large, 5 mm., from slender to obese, and from closely sculptured to almost smooth.

==Species== Species within the genus ''Zafrona'' include: * † ''Zafrona arpula'' (Michelotti, 1840) * ''Zafrona azteci'' K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016 * ''Zafrona dentata'' Perugia, 2023 * ''Zafrona fatuhiva'' K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018 * ''Zafrona isomella'' (Duclos, 1840) * ''Zafrona kilburni'' Bozzetti, 2009<ref>{{WRMS species|456996|''Zafrona kilburni'' Bozzetti, 2009||17 April 2010}}</ref> * ''Zafrona lightfooti'' (Smith, 1901)<ref>Named for John Lightfoot.</ref> * ''Zafrona macronata'' Simone, 2009<ref>{{WRMS species|458350|''Zafrona macronata'' Simone, 2009||17 April 2010}}</ref> * ''Zafrona pleuriferoides'' K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018 * † ''Zafrona recticostata'' (Sacco, 1890) * ''Zafrona samadiae'' K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016 * ''Zafrona somalica'' Bozzetti, 2007<ref>{{WRMS species|456952|''Zafrona somalica'' Bozzetti, 2007||17 April 2010}}</ref> * † ''Zafrona sphaerocorrugata'' Harzhauser & Landau, 2021 * ''Zafrona striatula'' (Dunker, 1871) * ''Zafrona subfelina'' (Hervier, 1900) * ''Zafrona ursula'' (Thiele, 1925)

;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Zafrona belkisae'' Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007:<ref>{{WRMS species|457306|''Zafrona belkisae'' Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007||17 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Falsuszafrona belkisae'' (Espinosa & Ortea, 2007) * ''Zafrona consobrinella'' Rehder, 1980: synonym of ''Zafrona striatula'' (Dunker, 1871) * ''Zafrona decussata'' Lussi, 2002<ref>{{WRMS species|388015|''Zafrona decussata'' Lussi, 2002||17 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Retizafra decussata'' (Lussi, 2002) * ''Zafrona dicomata'' (Dall, 1889):<ref>{{WRMS species|420015|''Zafrona dicomata'' (Dall, 1889)||17 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Falsuszafrona dicomata'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Zafrona diversa'' Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007:<ref>{{WRMS species|457284|''Zafrona diversa'' Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007||17 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Falsuszafrona diversa'' (Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007) (original combination) * ''Zafrona idalina'' (Duclos, 1840):<ref>{{WRMS species|420016|''Zafrona idalina'' (Duclos, 1840)||17 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Falsuszafrona idalina'' (Duclos, 1840) * ''Zafrona incerta'' (Stearns, 1892): synonym of ''Falsuszafrona incerta'' (Stearns, 1892) * ''Zafrona lindae'' Petuch, 1992: synonym of ''Falsuszafrona lindae'' (Petuch, 1992) (original combination) * ''Zafrona pulchella'' (Blainville, 1829):<ref>{{WRMS species|420017|''Zafrona pulchella'' (Blainville, 1829)||17 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Falsuszafrona pulchella'' (Blainville, 1829) * ''Zafrona sunderlandi'' Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''Falsuszafrona sunderlandi'' (Petuch, 1987) (original combination) * ''Zafrona taylorae'' Petuch, 1987:<ref>{{WRMS species|420018|''Zafrona taylorae'' Petuch, 1987||17 April 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Falsuszafrona taylorae'' (Petuch, 1987) (original combination) * ''Zafrona tortugana'' Garcia, 2015: synonym of ''Falsuszafrona tortugana'' (E. F. García, 2015) (original combination) * ''Zafrona trifilosa'' (E.A. Smith, 1882): synonym of ''Smithena trifilosa'' (E. A. Smith, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

==References== {{Reflist}} * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). {{ISBN|0-915826-22-4}}. XII, 195 pp

==External links== {{Commons category}} *- [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15770460 Iredale T. (1916). On some new and old molluscan names. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 12(1): 27-37]

Category:Columbellidae Category:Zafrona Category:Taxa named by Tom Iredale