''Asperdaphne'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s, marine
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the
family
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Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families" ...
.
Description
This genus resembles ''
Daphnella
''Daphnella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Con ...
'' in form and general appearance, but differs in having the
protoconch
A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also called " ...
spirally grooved instead of being obliquely reticulated. The contour is lanceolate rather than oval. The shell has usually more
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
In nature
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s, increasing less rapidly, with a longer and more turreted
spire
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. The anal fasciole is usually more marked than in ''Daphnella'', being more excavate, and crossed by sharp crescentic riblets. Some members of this genus have a superficial resemblance to ''Defrancia'', under which genus they have been arranged.
Distribution
This marine genus occurs in the Western Pacific, from
Japan
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to
New Zealand
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; also off Australia (
New South Wales
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,
Queensland
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,
South Australia
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,
Tasmania
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,
Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
).
Species
Species within the genus ''Asperdaphne'' include:
* ''
Asperdaphne albovirgulata''
(Souverbie, 1860)
* ''
Asperdaphne bastowi
''Asperdaphne bastowi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 1.75 mm.
(Original description) The small, greyish white shell contains 5Â ...
''
(Gatliff & Gabriel, 1908)
* ''
Asperdaphne bela''
Hedley, 1922
* ''
Asperdaphne bitorquata
''Asperdaphne bitorquata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). Asperdaphne bitorquata (Sowerby III, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marine ...
''
(Sowerby III, 1896)
* ''
Asperdaphne desalesii''
(Tenison-Woods, 1877)
* ''
Asperdaphne elegantissima
''Asperdaphne elegantissima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 26 mm.
(Original description) The ovately-fusiform shell has a sharp sp ...
''
(Schepman
Mattheus Marinus Schepman (17 August 1847 – 19 November 1919) was a Dutch malacologist. He was one of the foremost collectors of mollusc shells in the Netherlands, and was also high on the overall list of European collectors.
Dutch collectors ...
, 1913)
* ''
Asperdaphne esperanza''
(May, 1911)
* ''
Asperdaphne laceyi''
(Sowerby III, 1889)
* ''
Asperdaphne legrandi''
(Beddome, 1883)
* ''
Asperdaphne moretonica''
(Smith E. A., 1882)
* ''
Asperdaphne paramoretonica''
B.-Q. Li & X.-Z. Li, 2014
* ''
Asperdaphne peradmirabilis''
(Smith E. A., 1879)
* ''
Asperdaphne perissa''
(Hedley, 1909)
* ''
Asperdaphne perplexa''
(Verco, 1909)
* ''
Asperdaphne plutonos''
Thiele, 1925
* †''
Asperdaphne recticostulata''
Yokoyama, 1922
* ''
Asperdaphne sculptilis''
(Angas, 1871)
* ''
Asperdaphne subzonata
''Asperdaphne subzonata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.
(Original description) The elongate shell is dull lightish brown, m ...
''
(Smith E. A., 1879)
* ''
Asperdaphne suluensis
''Asperdaphne suluensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 16¼ mm, its diameter 6¼ mm.
(Original description) The solid, elongately oval shell has a ...
''
(Schepman, 1913)
* ''
Asperdaphne tasmanica
''Asperdaphne tasmanica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
(Original description) The small shell is tumidly ovate. It is whi ...
''
(Tenison-Woods, 1877)
* ''
Asperdaphne trimaculata''
Cotton, 1947
* ''
Asperdaphne ula''
(Watson, 1881)
* ''
Asperdaphne versivestita
''Asperdaphne versivestita'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The shell attains a length of 25 mm, its diameter 9 mm.
(Original description) The large, rather thin shell is elongate ...
''
(Hedley, 1912)
* ''
Asperdaphne vestalis''
(Hedley, 1903)
* ''
Asperdaphne walcotae''
(Sowerby III, 1893)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Asperdaphne aculeata''
(Webster, 1906): synonym of ''
Pleurotomella aculeata
''Pleurotomella aculeata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). Pleurotomella aculeata (Webster, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespeci ...
''
(Webster, 1906)
* ''Asperdaphne albocincta''
G.F. Angas, 1871synonym of ''
Apispiralia albocincta''
(G.F. Angas, 1871)
* ''Asperdaphne amplecta''
Hedley, 1922: synonym of ''
Pleurotomella amplecta
''Pleurotomella amplecta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). Pleurotomella amplecta (Hedley, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespeci ...
''
(Hedley, 1922)
* ''Asperdaphne angasi''
Hedley, 1903: synonym of ''
Asperdaphne sculptilis''
(Angas, 1871)
* ''Asperdaphne balcombensis''
Powell 1944 †: synonym of ''
Pleurotomella balcombensis
''Pleurotomella balcombensis'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pleurotomella balcombensis (Powell, 1944) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
(Powell, 1944) â€
* ''Asperdaphne brenchleyi''
(Angas, 1877): synonym of ''
Pleurotomella brenchleyi''
(Angas, 1877)
* ''Asperdaphne capricornea''
Hedley, 1922: synonym of ''
Pleurotomella capricornea''
(Hedley, 1922)
* ''Asperdaphne compacta''
Hedley, 1922: synonym of ''
Pleurotomella compacta''
(Hedley, 1922)
* ''Asperdaphne contigua''
Powell, 1944 †: synonym of ''
Pleurotomella contigua''
(Powell, 1944) â€
* ''Asperdaphne expeditionis''
Dell, 1956: synonym of ''
Pleurotomella expeditionis
''Pleurotomella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
(Original description by Verrill) As at present understood, this genus is intended to include those species which have a rather broad ...
''
(Dell, 1956)
* ''Asperdaphne hayesiana''
(Angas, 1871): synonym of ''
Pleurotomella hayesiana''
(Angas, 1871)
* ''Asperdaphne rothauseni''
Gürs, 1998 †: synonym of ''
Pleurotomella rothauseni''
(Gürs, 1998) â€
* ''Asperdaphne rugosa''
Laseron, 1954: synonym of ''
Pleurotomella rugosa''
(Laseron, 1954)
* ''Asperdaphne sculptilior''
Tenison-Woods, 1879: synonym of ''
Asperdaphne desalesii''
(Tenison-Woods, 1877)
* ''Asperdaphne sexdentata''
Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899: synonym of ''
Asperdaphne desalesii''
(Tenison-Woods, 1877)
* ''Asperdaphne sepulta''
Laseron, 1954: synonym of ''
Pleurotomella sepulta''
(Laseron, 1954)
* ''Asperdaphne tasmanica''
May, 1916: synonym of ''
Asperdaphne bela''
Hedley, 1922
* ''Asperdaphne vercoi''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1896): synonym of ''
Pleurotomella vercoi''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1896)
References
* Powell, A.W.B. 1966. ''The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species''. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
* Wilson, B. 1994. ''Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods.'' Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
External links
Hedley C. (1918). A ''checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1.'' Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 51: M1-M120Hedley C. (1922). ''A revision of the Australian Turridae''. Records of the Australian Museum. 13(6): 213-359*
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda).'' Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308*
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Raphitomidae
Gastropod genera