Asperdaphne walcotae

Asperdaphne walcotae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Asperdaphne
Species:	A. walcotae
Binomial name
Asperdaphne walcotae (Sowerby III, 1893)
Synonyms [1]
Clathurella walcotae(Sowerby III, 1893). Drillia walcotaeSowerby III, 1893 Pleurotoma walcotaeSowerby III, 1893

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

Subspecies: Asperdaphne walcotae pallidaSowerby III, 1896

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the waters off the coast of South Australia.

References

1. Asperdaphne walcotae (Sowerby III, 1893) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 April 2010.

• Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1893. Descriptions of fifteen new species of shells of the family Pleurotomidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 487–492
• Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23

External links

• Verco, J.C. 1909. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 293–342
• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
• Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42-56 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .