Daphnella varicosa

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Daphnella varicosa
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Shell of Daphnella varicosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. varicosa
Binomial name
Daphnella varicosa
(Souverbie & Montrozier, 1874)
Synonyms [1]

Pleurotoma varicosaSouverbie & Montrozier, 1874

Daphnella varicosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [1]

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The variety Daphnella varicosa var. subrissoidesHervier, 1897 is a synonym of Tritonoturris subrissoides (Hervier, 1897) (basionym)

Description

The 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

This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia and Hawaii

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