In Malacologia Mostra Mondiale" n. 37 Ocotber 2002
Description of five new species of Columbellidae
(gastropoda: prosobranchia: neogastropoda)
from South African waters with notes on the genera
Mitrella Risso, 1826 & Zafrona Iredale, 1916.
by Markus Lussi*
Abstract: Amongst the approximately sixty-five species of Columbellidae
found off South Africa, sixteen belong to the genus Mitrella and three to
the genus Zafrona. Included are four species of Mitrella and one species of
Zafrona which are new to science and are described below. The new species
are Mitrella jacoi sp. n., M. hastata sp. n., M. dupreezae sp. n., M.
hayesi sp. n. and Zafrona decussata sp. n.
Tiziano Cossignani
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