Kuroshiodaphne subula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
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| Shell of Kuroshiodaphne subula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Kuroshiodaphne |
| Species: | K. subula
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| Binomial name | |
| Kuroshiodaphne subula (Reeve, 1845)
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 15 mm.
The shell is closely reticulated with longitudinal and revolving lines, with a flatly obtuse keel near the suture. The lip-sinus is distinct. The shell is yellowish white, painted with chestnut spots around the suture. [2]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Taiwan
References edit
- ^ a b Kuroshiodaphne subula (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links edit
- Gastropods.com: Kuroshiodaphne subula
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.