Austrodaphnella alcestis

Austrodaphnella alcestis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Austrodaphnella alcestis
Original image of a shell of Austrodaphnella alcestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Austrodaphnella
Species:
A. alcestis
Binomial name
Austrodaphnella alcestis
(Melvill, 1906)
Synonyms[1]

Daphnella (Pleurotomella) alcestis Melvill, 1906

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman

References

  • Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. Volume: 7 (1906-1907)
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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