Daphnella crebriplicata

Daphnella crebriplicata
Original image of a shell of Daphnella crebriplicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. crebriplicata
Binomial name
Daphnella crebriplicata
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma crebriplicata Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Daphnella crebriplicata, the closely plaited pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

(Original description) The ovate, shell is ventricosely sinuated. The whorls are concentrically closely plaited and transversely closely ridged. The aperture is wide open. The color of the shell is white, profusely variegated with rich orange-brown. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. ^ a b Daphnella crebriplicata (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ L.A. Reeve (1843à - Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals vol. 1 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.