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Daphnella pluricarinata

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Species of gastropod

Daphnella pluricarinata
Shell of Daphnella pluricarinata
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. pluricarinata
Binomial name
Daphnella pluricarinata
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms

Pleurotoma pluricarinata Reeve, 1845

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

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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. ^ Daphnella pluricarinata (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 Public Domain 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.

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Taxon identifiers
Daphnella pluricarinata
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