Kuroshiodaphne subula

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

The shell is closely reticulated with longitudinal and revolving lines, with a flatly obtuse keel near the suture. The lip-sinus is distinct. The shell is yellowish white, painted with chestnut spots around the suture. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Taiwan

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References
  1. Kuroshiodaphne subula (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  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.
  • Gastropods.com: Kuroshiodaphne subula
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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