Daphnella varicosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Daphnella varicosa | |
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| Shell of Daphnella varicosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. varicosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella varicosa (Souverbie & Montrozier, 1874)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma varicosa Souverbie & Montrozier, 1874 | |
The variety Daphnella varicosa var. subrissoides Hervier, 1897 is a synonym of Tritonoturris subrissoides (Hervier, 1897) (basionym)
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 16 mm.
The shell is finely reticulated by growth and revolving striae, with larger spiral lirae, crossed by non-continuous varices. The color of the shell is yellowish white, with minute white markings on the spiral ridges, and a large brown spot on the back of the body whorl apparent also within the aperture. [2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia and Hawaii
References
edit- ^ a b Daphnella varicosa (Souverbie & Montrozier, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.)(2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links
edit- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- Gastropods.com: Daphnella varicosa