Biology:Daphnella hedya

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Daphnella hedya
Daphnella hedya 001.jpg
Original image of a shell of Daphnella hedya
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. hedya
Binomial name
Daphnella hedya
Melvill & Standen, 1903

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 14 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

The fusiform shell shows chestnut markings. It contains nine whorls of which 3½ subhyaline whorls in the protoconch. The subsequent whorls are elegantly rounded. The shell has a minute, gemmuliferous decussation. The smallish aperture is oblong. The outer lip is slightly inflated and smooth on the inside. The sinus is not deep. The purple siphonal canal bends slightly backwards. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3717543 entry