Asperdaphne laceyi
Asperdaphne laceyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Asperdaphne laceyi | |
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| Original image of a shell of Asperdaphne laceyi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Asperdaphne |
| Species: | A. laceyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Asperdaphne laceyi (Sowerby III, 1889) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma (Bela) laceyi Sowerby III, 1889 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 16 mm, its diameter 5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Hong Kong
References
- Asperdaphne laceyi (Sowerby III, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
External links
- Sowerby III, G. B. (1889 ("1888")). Descriptions of fourteen new Species of Shells from China, Japan, and the Andaman Islands, chiefly collected by Deputy Surgeon-Gen. R. Hungerford. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. : 565-570, pl. 28
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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