Zafra opihiensis

Zafra opihiensis is an extinct species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Tertiary strata in New Zealand.

References

• Laws, C.R. (1933). New Tertiary Mollusca from Timaru district, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 63: 315–329.
• Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.