Pseudodaphnella dichroma
| Pseudodaphnella dichroma | |
|---|---|
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| Shell of Pseudodaphnella dichroma (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pseudodaphnella |
| Species: | P. dichroma |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudodaphnella dichroma (R. Sturany, 1903) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Clathurella dichroma Sturany, 1903 (original combination) | |
Pseudodaphnella dichroma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
(Original description in German) This new species, which is represented by only two specimens, shows a great similarity and relationship to Pseudodaphnella rubroguttata (H. Adams, 1872).
The shell consists of eight whorls, the first three of which form a distinct brown apex. This apex is followed by a single whorl of white color, and only after this does the main part of the shell follows, decorated with a dark or reddish-brown coloration.
In this section, the nodes—which are formed at the intersection points of the three longitudinal (spiral) ribs and the transverse ridges—are alternately colored white and reddish-brown. The outer lip of the aperture bears an incision at the top. The aperture is less than half as high as the entire shell. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea.
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudodaphnella dichroma (Sturany, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955892 on 2019-11-17
- ↑ Sturany, R. "Gastropoden des Rothen Meeres. Expeditionen SM Schiff "Pola" in das Rothe Meer 1895/96 und 1897/98." ZooL Ergeb. Wien (1903): 1-75
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- Dekker, H.; Orlin, Z. (2000). Check-list of Red Sea Mollusca. Spirula. 47 (supplement): 1-46
- Paolo G. Albano, Piet A.J. Bakker, Ronald Janssen, Anita Eschner, 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 (18 Jan 2017)
