Taranidaphne beblammena
Taranidaphne beblammena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
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| Original image of a shell of Taranidaphne beblammena | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Taranidaphne |
| Species: | T. beblammena |
| Binomial name | |
| Taranidaphne beblammena (Sturany, 1903) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 9.7 mm, and its diameter is 3.6 mm. Although the overall texture of the shell appears smooth, the structure is described as "a fine cancellated sculpture."[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Taranidaphne beblammena (Sturany, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955890 on 2020-02-10
- Albano PG, Bakker PAJ, Janssen R, Eschner A (2017) An illustrated catalogue of Rudolf Sturany’s type specimens in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria (NHMW): Red Sea gastropods. Zoosystematics and Evolution 93(1): 45-94. doi:10.3897/zse.93.10039
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Albano P.G., Bakker P.A.J., Janssen R. & Eschner A. (2017). An illustrated catalogue of Rudolf Sturany's type specimens in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria (NHMW): Red Sea gastropods. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 93(1): 45-94
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