Shell Family of Taiwan
Columbellidae 麥螺科 contain81 species in Taiwan,show76 - 81
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Columbellidae 麥螺科Shell small, fusiform to ovate, glossy with some sculpture. Outer lip usually thickened with some denticles within inner wall. Siphonal canal distinct. Operculum chitinous, oblong. Radula rachiglossate with truncate central tooth lacking cusp. Many species associated with algae. Carnivorous. Tropical to boreal waters, intertidal zone to bathyal depth.
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 Zafra phaula   (Melvill & Standen, 1901)  
 Zafra pumila   (Dunker)  
 Zafra selasphora   (Melvill & Standen, 1901)  
 Zafra sinensis 罌粟松虫螺  (Sowerby, 1894)  
 Zafra troglodytes   (Souverbie, 1866)  
 Zafrona lifuana 玉米麥螺  (Hervier, 1899)