Biology:Taranidaphne beblammena

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Taranidaphne beblammena
Taranidaphne beblammena 001.jpg
Original image of a shell of Taranidaphne beblammena
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranidaphne
Species:
T. beblammena
Binomial name
Taranidaphne beblammena
(Sturany, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma beblammena Sturany, 1903 (original combination)
  • Turris beblammena (Sturany, 1903)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.7 mm, and its diameter is 3.6 mm. Although the overall texture of the shell appears smooth, the structure is described as "a fine cancellated sculpture."[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Taranidaphne beblammena (Sturany, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955890 on 2020-02-10
  2. Albano PG, Bakker PAJ, Janssen R, Eschner A (2017) An illustrated catalogue of Rudolf Sturany’s type specimens in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria (NHMW): Red Sea gastropods. Zoosystematics and Evolution 93(1): 45-94. doi:10.3897/zse.93.10039

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q61699636 entry