Daphnella crebriplicata
Daphnella crebriplicata, the closely plaited pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
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| Original image of a shell of Daphnella crebriplicata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. crebriplicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella crebriplicata (Reeve, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma crebriplicata Reeve, 1846 (original combination) | |
Description
(Original description) The ovate, shell is ventricosely sinuated. The whorls are concentrically closely plaited and transversely closely ridged. The aperture is wide open. The color of the shell is white, profusely variegated with rich orange-brown. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
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References
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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