''Daphnella delicata'', common name the delicate pleurotoma, is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". '' Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 3 ...
.
Description
(Original description) The subulate, elongated shell is thin and hyaline. It is transversely minutely and very closely elevately striated. The
aperture is short. The color of the shell is transparent white, very palely spotted with orange.
L.A. Reeve (1843à - Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals vol. 1
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu, Tahiti and Samoa
References
* Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
* Kilburn, R.N. (1977) T''axonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1''. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173–214
* Liu J.Y. uiyu(ed.). (2008). ''Checklist of marine biota of China seas.'' China Science Press. 1267 pp
External links
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