Biology:Diptychophlia occata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Diptychophlia occata | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Diptychophlia occata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Diptychophlia |
| Species: | D. occata
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| Binomial name | |
| Diptychophlia occata (Hinds, 1843)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clavatula occata Hinds, 1843 | |
Diptychophlia occata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm. The shell is light yellowish brown. The fusiform shell is slender and attenuated. The sculpture is angular from the ribs being continuous. The seven whorls are transversely ploughed. The suture is simple. The aperture is contracted, linear and a little oblique. The siphonal canal is of medium length.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Pacific Panama.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Diptychophlia occata (Hinds, 1843). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433569 on 2016-03-04
- Hinds, 1844. The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher during the years 1836-42. Volume II. Mollusca.
External links
- "Diptychophlia occata" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_20791.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q13591800 entry
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