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Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 1901)

182803  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:182803)

accepted
Species
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] 
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. (2024). 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 2024-11-18
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2005-10-07 07:27:36Z
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2010-09-01 19:50:42Z
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2022-08-11 02:06:59Z
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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] 

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  PDF available [request]

additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (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] OpenAccess publication

additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details] OpenAccess publication

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] 

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] 
 
 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]
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