''Taranidaphne hongkongensis'' 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
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the
Red Sea and off
Hong Kong
References
* Jousseaume, F., 1895. ''Description d'un mollusque nouveau.'' Le Naturaliste 9(2): 147
* Morassi, M. & Bonfitto, A. (2001a) Taranidaphne dufresnei (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae), new genus and species from Yemen, Red Sea. The Veliger, 44, 66–72
External links
Sowerby, G.B., III. (1889a) Descriptions of fourteen new species of shells from China, Japan, and the Andaman Islands, chiefly collected by Deputy Surgeon-Gen. R. Hungerford. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1888, 565–570, pl. 28*
Gastropods.com: ''Taranidaphne hongkongensis''MNHN, Paris : ''Taranidaphne hongkongensis''
hongkongensis
Gastropods described in 1889
{{Raphitomidae-stub