Daphnella marmorata
Species of gastropod
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::summary Species of gastropod ::
|taxon =Daphnella marmorata |image = Daphnella marmorata 001.jpg |image_caption = Shell of Daphnella marmorata |authority = Hinds, 1844 |synonyms_ref = |synonyms =
- Daphnella daphnelloides Reeve, 1845
- Daphnella (Daphnella) marmorata Hinds, 1844
- Pleurotoma daphnelloides Reeve, 1845 |display_parents = 3
Daphnella marmorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 8 mm.
The whorls are flatly angulated around the upper part, elegantly cancellated with transverse and longitudinal striae. The columella is striated at the base. The color of the shell is whitish, longitudinally zigzag marbled with chestnut.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Guinea and Queensland, Australia
References
- Hinds R. B. (1844-1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. London: Smith, Elder and Co. v + 72 pp., 21 pls
- Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. pls 20–33 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.
- Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs.
References
- {{WRMS species. 433538. ''Daphnella marmorata'' Hinds, 1844. 5 April 2010
- [https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences] {{PD-notice
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