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Pseudodaphnella daedala

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Species of gastropod

Pseudodaphnella daedala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Pseudodaphnella
Species: P. daedala
Binomial name
Pseudodaphnella daedala
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Clathurella daedala (Reeve, 1846)
  • Pleurotoma daedala Reeve, 1846

Pseudodaphnella daedala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

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)

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

  1. ^ Pseudodaphnella daedala (Reeve, 1846). 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.

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Taxon identifiers
Pseudodaphnella daedala


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