Asperdaphne aureola

Asperdaphne aureola
Shell and protoconch of Asperdaphne aureola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Asperdaphne
Species:	A. aureola
Binomial name
Asperdaphne aureola (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms [1]
Daphnella aureola(Reeve, 1845) superseded combination Daphnella areolaReeve, 1845 Daphnella variciferaPease, 1868 Daphnella (Daphnella) aureola(Reeve, 1845) Eucyclotoma varicifera(Pease, 1868) Pleurotoma aureolaReeve, 1845

Asperdaphne aureola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 22 mm, its diameter 5 mm in the larger specimens.

The thin, transparent shell is spirally ridged, longitudinally very finely closely striated. The outer lip is crenulated within The small sinus is distinct. The shell has a pale golden color. ^[2]

(Described as Eucyclotoma varicifera)The elongate shell is straightly acuminate, rather light and thin. It is decussated by longitudinal and transverse ridges. It contains six, flatly convex whorls, furnished here and there with somewhat indistinct varices. The aperture is wide. The siphonal canal is short. The color of the shell is white, stained with reddish brown. <ref> Pease W.H. (1868 ["1867"). Descriptions of marine Gasteropodæ, inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology. 3(3): 211-222] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the Western Pacific Ocean.

References

1. Asperdaphne aureola (Reeve, 1845) . 9 December 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
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 .

• 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.
• Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp
• Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
• Wiedrick, S. G. (2025). Synopsis, classification and revision of molluscan turri-form conoidean fauna of the Hawaiian Islands, with the description of 89 new species and four new genera. BabyBook & Shawn Greggory Wiedrick, Pennsauken & Los Angeles. pp. 1-340.

External links

• Pease, W.H. (1867). "Descriptions of marine Gasteropodæ, inhabiting Polynesia". American Journal of Conchology. 3 (3): 221. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
• Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
• Gastropods.com: Daphnella (Daphnella) aureola