Austrodaphnella alcestis
Austrodaphnella alcestis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Austrodaphnella alcestis | |
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| Original image of a shell of Austrodaphnella alcestis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Austrodaphnella |
| Species: | A. alcestis |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrodaphnella alcestis (Melvill, 1906) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnella (Pleurotomella) alcestis Melvill, 1906 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman
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References
- Austrodaphnella alcestis (Melvill, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
External links
- Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. Volume: 7 (1906-1907)
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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