Daphnella pluricarinata

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

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

Pleurotoma pluricarinata Reeve, 1845

Description

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

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.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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