Daphnella diluta
Species of gastropod
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::summary Species of gastropod ::
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Daphnella diluta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 4.25 mm.
The white oblong-ovate shell is sparsely maculate with red dots. The spire is acutely conical. The shell contains 6 convex, rounded whorls, subtly spirally striated. The large body whorl is oval and not rostrate. The aperture is wide. The outer lip is thin and arcuate, moderately sinuous below.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia.
References
- Cotton, B.C. 1947. Australian Recent and Tertiary Turridae. Adelaide : Field Naturalist's Section of the Royal Society of South Australia. Conchology Club Vol. 4 pp. 1-34.
References
- {{WRMS species. 433517. ''Daphnella diluta'' Sowerby III, 1896. 5 April 2010
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/52043#page/48/mode/1up Sowerby III, G. B. (1896). ''List of the Pleurotomidae of South Australia, with descriptions of some new species.'' Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 2(1): 24-32, pl. 3]
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