Pseudodaphnella punctifera

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Pseudodaphnella punctifera
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Shell of Pseudodaphnella punctifera (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Pseudodaphnella
Species:
P. punctifera
Binomial name
Pseudodaphnella punctifera
(Garrett, 1873)
Synonyms [1]
  • Clathurella birtsiPreston, 1908
  • Clathurella punctiferaGarrett, 1873 (original combination)
  • Kermia chrysolitha(Melvill & Standen, 1896)
  • Kermia punctifera(Garrett, 1873)
  • Mangilia chrysolithaMelvill & Standen, 1896
  • Pleurotomoides punctifera(Garrett, 1873)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

The ribs are small, narrower than their interstices and number ten to eleven on the body whorl. They are crossed by smaller transverse ridges. The granules of the intersection are light brown, the rest of the shell is cinereous. The sinus is rather large and semicircular. The outer lip is six-toothed within. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Queensland, Australia; widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudodaphnella punctifera (Garrett, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1482248 on 2022-01-31
  2. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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