Biology:Austrodaphnella alcestis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Austrodaphnella alcestis
Original image of a shell of Austrodaphnella alcestis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Austrodaphnella
Species:
A. alcestis
Binomial name
Austrodaphnella alcestis
(Melvill, 1906)
Synonyms[1]

Daphnella (Pleurotomella) alcestis Melvill, 1906

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman

References

  1. โ†‘ 1.0 1.1 Austrodaphnella alcestis (Melvill, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

Wikidata ☰ Q3715069 entry