Daphnella aureola

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

Daphnella aureola
Shell and protoconch of Daphnella aureola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. aureola
Binomial name
Daphnella aureola
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella areola Reeve, 1845
  • Daphnella (Daphnella) aureola (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma aureola Reeve, 1845

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 22 mm.

The thin, transparent shell is spirally ridged, longitudinally very finely closely striated. The outer lip is crenulated within The small sinus is distinct. The shell has a pale golden color. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the Western Pacific Ocean.

References
  1. Daphnella aureola (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. 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.
  • Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp
  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Daphnella (Daphnella) aureola


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