WoRMS taxon details
Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
182803 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:182803)
accepted
Species
Columbella (Seminella) selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Columbella selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pyrene selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 1901) · unaccepted
marine
(of Columbella (Seminella) selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (2): 327-460., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888798
page(s): 406, pl. 23, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 406, pl. 23, fig. 7 [details]
Type locality contained in Karachi Coast
type locality contained in Karachi Coast [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomy Zafra selasphora is a Lessepsian migrant that has been erroneously recorded in the Mediterranean under the name Anachis...
Taxonomy Zafra selasphora is a Lessepsian migrant that has been erroneously recorded in the Mediterranean under the name Anachis troglodytes. The latter is a valid species that does not live in the Mediterranean. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182803 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Columbella (Seminella) selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (2): 327-460., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888798
page(s): 406, pl. 23, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 406, pl. 23, fig. 7 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Boyer, F., Pelorce, J. & Gori, S. (2022). Révision des Columbellidae de l'île de Masirah, Oman. Partie 1 : genres <i>Smithena</i> gen. nov., Anachis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853, <i>Zafra</i> A. Adams, 1860 et <i>Parvanachis</i> Radwin, 1968. <em>Novapex.</em> 23(3): 87-110.
page(s): 106, figs 86-109 [details]
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Boyer, F., Pelorce, J. & Gori, S. (2022). Révision des Columbellidae de l'île de Masirah, Oman. Partie 1 : genres <i>Smithena</i> gen. nov., Anachis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853, <i>Zafra</i> A. Adams, 1860 et <i>Parvanachis</i> Radwin, 1968. <em>Novapex.</em> 23(3): 87-110.
page(s): 106, figs 86-109 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Zafra selasphora is a Lessepsian migrant that has been erroneously recorded in the Mediterranean under the name Anachis troglodytes. The latter is a valid species that does not live in the Mediterranean. [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Malacopics (Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 191) Turkey, Mersin, 1 km W of Mersin, beached...
To Malacopics (Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 191))
To NHMUK collection (Columbella (Seminella) selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901; PARALECTOTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2686819) (from synonym Columbella (Seminella) selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901)
To PESI (from synonym Columbella selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901)
To PESI
To Malacopics (Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 191) Turkey, Mersin, 1 km W of Mersin, beached...
To Malacopics (Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 191))
To NHMUK collection (Columbella (Seminella) selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901; PARALECTOTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2686819) (from synonym Columbella (Seminella) selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901)
To PESI (from synonym Columbella selasphora Melvill & Standen, 1901)
To PESI
 selasphora.jpg "To Malacopics (Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 191))")
