Austrodaphnella yemenensis explained

Austrodaphnella yemenensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Structure

The length of the shell attains 8.6 mm, its diameter 3.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Southern Red Sea off Yemen.

References

• Bonfitto, A., Sabelli, B. & Morassi, M. (2001) Austrodaphnella yemenensis new species (Gastropoda: Turridae) from Yemen, Red Sea, with notes on A. alcestis (Melvill, 1906). The Nautilus, 115, 84–89

External links

• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . PDF . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 .
• Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: image