Daphnella dea
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| Daphnella dea | |
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| Original image of a shell of Daphnella dea | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. dea
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella dea Melvill, 1904
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Daphnella dea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]The length of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
This thin, inflated, fusiform shell is almost colourless. It contains 8-9 whorls, of which four in the protoconch. These are ochreous and show a decussating sculpture of the finest character. The apex is smooth and vitreous. The subsequent whorls are inflated and decussate. The longitudinals are oblique and tenuous. The aperture is oblong. The thin outer lip hardly exhibits any sinus. The siphonal canal is short. [2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman .
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Daphnella dea Melvill, 1904. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ Melvill J.C. Descriptions of twenty-eight Species of Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Arabian Sea; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. v. 6 1904 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
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