Pseudodaphnella daedala
Pseudodaphnella daedala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Pseudodaphnella daedala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pseudodaphnella |
| Species: | P. daedala |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudodaphnella daedala (Reeve, 1846) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
The whorls are rounded or very slightly shouldered, reticulated by longitudinal and revolving fine ribs and lines. The shell is yellowish brown, tinged with chestnut, sometimes forming an indistinct central band. (described as Mangilia margaritifera, Gray)[2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off the Gulf of Carpentaria to Queensland, Australia; it also occurs off the Fiji Islands and Singapore.
References
- Pseudodaphnella daedala (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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- Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. pls 34–40 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1
- Brazier, J. 1876. A list of the Pleurotomidae collected during the Chevert expedition, with the description of the new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1: 151–162
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Pseudodaphnella daedala
- Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42–56 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ANSP, Philadelphia: Pseudodaphnella daedalea Garrett 1873
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