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Daphnella diluta G. B. Sowerby Iii 1896

Daphnella diluta

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Daphnella diluta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 4.25 mm.

The white oblong-ovate shell is sparsely maculate with red dots. The spire is acutely conical. The shell contains 6 convex, rounded whorls, subtly spirally striated. The large body whorl is oval and not rostrate. The aperture is wide. The outer lip is thin and arcuate, moderately sinuous below. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia.

References

  • Cotton, B.C. 1947. Australian Recent and Tertiary Turridae. Adelaide : Field Naturalist's Section of the Royal Society of South Australia. Conchology Club Vol. 4 pp. 1-34.

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Daphnella diluta: Brief Summary

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Daphnella diluta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

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