Pseudodaphnella crypta

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

Pseudodaphnella crypta
Original image of a shell of Pseudodaphnella crypta (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Pseudodaphnella
Species:
P. crypta
Binomial name
Pseudodaphnella crypta
Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm. The shell is off-white and very rigid to the touch with brown spots lining the shell on both the outside and the inside.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudodaphnella crypta Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714113 on 2019-11-09


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