Daphnella pluricarinata
| Daphnella pluricarinata | |
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| Shell of Daphnella pluricarinata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. pluricarinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella pluricarinata (Reeve, 1845)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma pluricarinata Reeve, 1845 | |
Daphnella pluricarinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.
The shell is encircled by numerous sharp keels. The interstices are longitudinally striate. The sinus is rather large. The color of the shell is whitish, stained with streaks of orange-brown.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Daphnella pluricarinata (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. pls 20–33 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.
External links
[edit]- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.