Daphnella crebriplicata, the closely plaited pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Daphnella crebriplicata | |
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| Original image of a shell of Daphnella crebriplicata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. crebriplicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella crebriplicata (Reeve, 1846)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma crebriplicata Reeve, 1846 (original combination) | |
Description
edit(Original description) The ovate, shell is ventricosely sinuated. The whorls are concentrically closely plaited and transversely closely ridged. The aperture is wide open. The color of the shell is white, profusely variegated with rich orange-brown. [2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ a b Daphnella crebriplicata (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ L.A. Reeve (1843à - Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals vol. 1
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
edit- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.