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Zafra digglesi

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

Description

The oblong-ovate shell is thin and glassy. It is whitish, marked with oblique reddish lines. The shell is longitudinally narrowly ribbed. The shell contains 5½ whorls, tabled at the suture. The apex is acute and light blue. The aperture is ear-shaped and half the length of the shell. The outer lip is minutely denticulated within. The columella is curved and finely striated, with a callus extending to the upper part. The siphonal canal is short.

Distribution

This deep-water marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia.

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