Daphnellopsis Fimbriata
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''Daphnellopsis fimbriata'' is a
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
, a 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 ...
in the
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Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
.


Description

''D. fimbriata'' is a small sea snail in the
Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
family. Its shell typically measures about in length. The shell is slender and lance-shaped and it features a crimped appearance with lots of folds and ridges. The spire is high and pointed. It has about 1.5 to 1.75 smooth initial whorls, followed by up to six narrow, slightly convex whorls. The suture, or junction between whorls, is sometimes obscured. The shell's color ranges from white to light tan. It may have brown blotches or a brownish-orange band near the suture and on the siphonal canal. The shell opening is similarly light-colored inside. This marine species can be found in the
Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
, New Guinea, and the Loyalty Islands. It is generally can be found at depths of . As mentioned earlier, ''D. fimbriata'' is part of the Muricidae family and they are known for their decorated and spiny shells. The specific ecological role and behavior of this species are not well-known, but like other muricids, it probably is a
carnivorous A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose nutrition and energy requirements are met by consumption of animal tissues (mainly mu ...
predator that feeds on other marine invertebrates.


Distribution

''D. fimbriata'' is found in the
Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
region, in the Philippines, New Guinea, and the
Loyalty Islands Loyalty Islands Province (, ) is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia. It encompasses the Loyalty Islands () archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre. ...
. In the Philippines, D. fimbriata has been found in Aliguay Island,
Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol (; ), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. It is home to Bohola ...
, and Mactan Island. In New Caledonia, ''D. fimbriata'' can be found at depths of . It seems that ''D. fimbriata'' prefers tropical marine environments. However, its habitat preferences are still not well-known. More research is needed to fully understand its distribution.


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* * Kilburn R.N. (1992) ''On three species of Muricidae and Columbellidae, erroneously described as Turridae''. Venus 51: 215–218. page(s): 217 * Houart R. (1995 1994" The Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the New Caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, ser. 4, 16(A, 2-4): 245–297. * Houart R. (2013) The genus Daphnellopsis (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Recent and Quaternary of the Indo-West Pacific province. Journal of Conchology 41(4): 465–480 Gastropods described in 1843 Daphnellopsis {{Ergalataxinae-stub