Biology:Taranidaphne dufresnei
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Taranidaphne |
| Species: | T. dufresnei
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| Binomial name | |
| Taranidaphne dufresnei Morassi & Bonfitto, 2001
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Taranidaphne dufresnei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 8 mm, fusiform-biconic to broadly-biconic in shape, teleoconch with a small to intermediate number of rapidly expanding whorls, apex acute, last whorl large and inflated.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Yemen and in the Red Sea.
References
- ↑ Taranidaphne dufresnei Morassi & Bonfitto, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa 682: 1–1295. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf.
- Gastropods.com: Taranidaphne dufresnei
Wikidata ☰ Q3715463 entry
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