Daphnella vitrea

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

Daphnella vitrea
Shell of Daphnella vitrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. vitrea
Binomial name
Daphnella vitrea
Garrett, 1873

This is a taxon inquirendum.

The variety Daphnella vitrea var. articulata Hervier, 1897 is also a taxon inquirendum.

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

The thin, white shell is vitreous and subpellucid. It contains eight whorls, obtusely narrowly shouldered above, covered by fine spiral striae. The upper whorls are longitudinally ribbed. Each whorl shows two slight periodical varices. The outer lip is finely crenulated, slightly varicose externally. The sinus is large and deep.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs ioff the Paumotus, Polynesia.

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References
  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Daphnella vitrea Garrett, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719361 on 2019-04-02
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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