Kuroshiodaphne saturata

Kuroshiodaphne saturata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Kuroshiodaphne saturata
Shell of Kuroshiodaphne saturata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kuroshiodaphne
Species:
K. saturata
Binomial name
Kuroshiodaphne saturata
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella saturata (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma saturata Reeve, 1845

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 28 mm.

A finely sculptured shell, conspicuous for a white somewhat raised band at the periphery of the body whorl, and adorned with other minor spiral bands. The coloration is a deepish brown. The outer lip is crenulale. The siphonal canal is slightly recurved. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan

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References
  1. Kuroshiodaphne saturata (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. J.C. Melvill (1917), A revision of the Turridae (Pleurotomidae) occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as evidenced mostly through the results of dredgings carried out by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1914; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London vol. 12, 1917 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Gastropods.com: Kuroshiodaphne saturata
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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