Asperdaphne desalesii | |
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Shell of Asperdaphne desalesii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Asperdaphne |
Species: | A. desalesii
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Binomial name | |
Asperdaphne desalesii (Tenison-Woods, 1877)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Asperdaphne desalesii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [1]
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.
(Original description) The small, solid, turreted shell is elongately fusiform. It is whitish, pale yellow. It is irregularly zoned, with white and fulvous. It contains 7 whorls, including the protoconch. These are convex, elegantly thickly obliquely ribbed, and thickly spirally lirate. The body whorl contains 14 rounded, subelevate[ check spelling] ribs. The lirae are small, distant, subelevate[ check spelling], regular, passing over the ribs The apex of two whorls is smooth and elongate. The suture is deep. The ovate aperture measures ⅓ the length of shell. The outer lip is thickened and conspicuously dentate within. The sinus is broad, conspicuous, posterior. The siphonal canal is somewhat long. The columella is inconspicuous, a more intense fulvous behind, and thickly obliquely lirate. [2]
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
Asperdaphne desalesii | |
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Shell of Asperdaphne desalesii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Asperdaphne |
Species: | A. desalesii
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Binomial name | |
Asperdaphne desalesii (Tenison-Woods, 1877)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Asperdaphne desalesii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [1]
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.
(Original description) The small, solid, turreted shell is elongately fusiform. It is whitish, pale yellow. It is irregularly zoned, with white and fulvous. It contains 7 whorls, including the protoconch. These are convex, elegantly thickly obliquely ribbed, and thickly spirally lirate. The body whorl contains 14 rounded, subelevate[ check spelling] ribs. The lirae are small, distant, subelevate[ check spelling], regular, passing over the ribs The apex of two whorls is smooth and elongate. The suture is deep. The ovate aperture measures ⅓ the length of shell. The outer lip is thickened and conspicuously dentate within. The sinus is broad, conspicuous, posterior. The siphonal canal is somewhat long. The columella is inconspicuous, a more intense fulvous behind, and thickly obliquely lirate. [2]
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.