Asperdaphne

Asperdaphne is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Asperdaphne
Shells of Asperdaphne elegantissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Asperdaphne
Hedley, 1922
Type species
Daphnella versivestita
Hedley, 1912
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Aspertilla Powell, 1944
  • Scabrella Hedley, 1918 (Invalid: junior homonym of Scabrella Sacco, 1890; Asperdaphne is a replacement name)

Description

This genus resembles Daphnella in form and general appearance, but differs in having the protoconch spirally grooved instead of being obliquely reticulated. The contour is lanceolate rather than oval. The shell has usually more whorls, increasing less rapidly, with a longer and more turreted spire. The anal fasciole is usually more marked than in Daphnella, being more excavate, and crossed by sharp crescentic riblets. Some members of this genus have a superficial resemblance to Defrancia, under which genus they have been arranged.[2]

Distribution

This marine genus occurs in the Western Pacific, from Japan to New Zealand; also off Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria).

Species

Species within the genus Asperdaphne include:

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References
  1. Asperdaphne Hedley, 1922. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  2. Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Asperdaphne bastowi (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  4. Asperdaphne bela Hedley, 1922. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  5. Asperdaphne bitorquata (Sowerby III, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  6. Asperdaphne desalesii (Tenison-Woods, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  7. Asperdaphne elegantissima (Schepman, 1913). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  8. Asperdaphne esperanza (May, 1911). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  9. Asperdaphne laceyi (Sowerby III, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  10. Asperdaphne legrandi (Beddome, 1883). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  11. Asperdaphne moretonica (Smith E. A., 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  12. Asperdaphne peradmirabilis (Smith E. A., 1879). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  13. Asperdaphne perissa (Hedley, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  14. Asperdaphne perplexa (Verco, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  15. Asperdaphne sculptilis (Angas, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  16. Asperdaphne subzonata (Smith E. A., 1879). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  17. Asperdaphne suluensis (Schepman, 1913). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  18. Asperdaphne tasmanica (Tenison-Woods, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  19. Asperdaphne trimaculata Cotton, 1947. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  20. Asperdaphne ula (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  21. Asperdaphne versivestita (Hedley, 1912). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  22. Asperdaphne vestalis (Hedley, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  23. Asperdaphne walcotae (Sowerby III, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  • 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
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
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