Daphnella pluricarinata explained

Daphnella pluricarinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

The shell is encircled by numerous sharp keels. The interstices are longitudinally striate. The sinus is rather large. The color of the shell is whitish, stained with streaks of orange-brown.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

• Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. pls 20–33 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.

External links

• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295. 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 .

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences