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

Daphnella aspersa
Shell of Daphnella aspersa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. aspersa
Binomial name
Daphnella aspersa
(Gould, 1860)
Synonyms[1]

Clathurella aspersa Gould, 1860

Original Description edit

Original description of Clathurella aspersa (Gould, 1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 323-336 [September 1860], 337-340 [October 1860], 382-384 [December 1860]., available online [1]. This marine species occurs off Hong Kong.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Daphnella aspersa (Gould, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

External links edit

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Johnson R.I. (1964) - The recent Mollusca of Augustus Addison Gould; Bulletin - United States National Museum vol. 239, 1964