Acanthodaphne pungens

Acanthodaphne pungens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Acanthodaphne pungens
Original image of a shell of Acanthodaphne pungens (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Acanthodaphne
Species:
A. pungens
Binomial name
Acanthodaphne pungens
Morassi & Bonfitto, 2010

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Solomon Islands; also off Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). Acanthodaphne pungens Morassi & Bonfitto, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513847 on 2019-02-01
  • Morassi, M. & Bonfitto, A. (2010) New raphitomine gastropods (Gastropoda: Conidae: Raphitominae) from the South-West Pacific. Zootaxa, 2526:54-68


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