Daphnella arcta

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Species of gastropod

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::summary Species of gastropod ::

|taxon =Daphnella arcta |image = Daphnella arcta 001.jpg |image_caption = Image of a shell of Daphnella arcta |authority = (Smith E. A., 1884) | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =

  • Daphnella (Daphnella) arcta (Smith, 1884)
  • Mangilia arcta Smith E.A., 1884
  • Pleurotoma arcta Smith E. A., 1884 |display_parents = 3

Daphnella arcta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

This is a narrow cytharoid species, evidently a near ally of the protean Paraclathurella gracilenta, Reeve, 1843. The granulately cancellate third whorl hints at identity with this, and also the form of the aperture and outer lip. But the mature shell is more abbreviate and considerably smaller. As E.A. Smith points out, there is much variation in the colour; some specimens are white, others reddish, and we have examples from Hong Kong of a dark greenish brown.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf and off Japan.

References

References

  1. {{WRMS species. 433497. ''Daphnella arcta'' (Smith E. A., 1884). 5 April 2010
  2. [https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofmal1213191619mala 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] {{PD-notice

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