Asperdaphne lactea
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| Asperdaphne lactea | |
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| File:Eucyclotoma lactea 001.jpg | |
| Shell of Asperdaphne lactea | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Asperdaphne |
| Species: | A. lactea
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| Binomial name | |
| Asperdaphne lactea (Reeve, 1843)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Asperdaphne lactea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 16 mm
(Described as Eucyclotoma fusiformis) The shell is longitudinally ribbed on the spire. The ribs are obsolete on the body whorl, where there are several minute periodical varices, with unequal, more or less crenulated revolving ridges. The outer lip is very finely crenulated. The sinus is small. The color of the shell is white, faintly tinged with yellowish brown. [2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This marine species occurs off the Paumotus, Tuamotu Archipelago, Taiwan and Queensland, Australia.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Asperdaphne lactea (Reeve, 1843). 11 December 20250. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences Error creating thumbnail: This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- 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. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.)(2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
- Wiedrick, S. G. (2025). Synopsis, classification and revision of molluscan turri-form conoidean fauna of the Hawaiian Islands, with the description of 89 new species and four new genera. BabyBook & Shawn Greggory Wiedrick, Pennsauken & Los Angeles. pp. 1-340.
External links
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- Garrett, A. 1873. Descriptions of new species of marine shells inhabiting the South Sea Islands. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1873: 209-231, pls 2-3
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- Li B.-Q. [Baoquan & Li X.-Z. [Xinzheng] (2014) Report on the Raphitomidae Bellardi, 1875 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the China Seas. Journal of Natural History 48(17-18): 999-1025]
- Gastropods.com: Eucyclotoma fusiformis
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