Biology:Daphnella crebriplicata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Daphnella crebriplicata
Daphnella crebriplicata 001.jpg
Original image of a shell of Daphnella crebriplicata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. crebriplicata
Binomial name
Daphnella crebriplicata
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma crebriplicata Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Daphnella crebriplicata, the closely plaited pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

(Original description) The ovate, shell is ventricosely sinuated. The whorls are concentrically closely plaited and transversely closely ridged. The aperture is wide open. The color of the shell is white, profusely variegated with rich orange-brown. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines .

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3715432 entry