Kuroshiodaphne saturata

Kuroshiodaphne saturata
Shell of Kuroshiodaphne saturata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Kuroshiodaphne
Species:	K. saturata
Binomial name
Kuroshiodaphne saturata (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms [1]
Daphnella saturata(Reeve, 1845) Pleurotoma saturataReeve, 1845

Kuroshiodaphne saturata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 28 mm.

A finely sculptured shell, conspicuous for a white somewhat raised band at the periphery of the body whorl, and adorned with other minor spiral bands. The coloration is a deepish brown. The outer lip is crenulate. The siphonal canal is slightly recurved. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan

References

1. Kuroshiodaphne saturata (Reeve, 1845) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 April 2010.
2. J.C. Melvill (1917), A revision of the Turridae (Pleurotomidae) occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as evidenced mostly through the results of dredgings carried out by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1914; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London vol. 12, 1917 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Gastropods.com: Kuroshiodaphne saturata
• Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.