Daphnella patula

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

Daphnella patula
Shell of Daphnella patula (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. patula
Binomial name
Daphnella patula
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella (Daphnella) patula (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma patula Reeve, 1845

Description

This species has a shorter spire than Daphnella lymneiformis. It has a low beaded keel just below the suture but it persists through the adult stage. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  • 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.
  • Powell, A. W. B., 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 5:1-184123.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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