Pseudodaphnella excellens
| Pseudodaphnella excellens | |
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| Original image of a shell of Pseudodaphnella excellens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pseudodaphnella |
| Species: | P. excellens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudodaphnella excellens (Sowerby III, 1913)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clathurella excellens Sowerby III, 1913 | |
Pseudodaphnella excellens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 14 mm.
A small shell of a striking ovate-turreted character with six whorls. The colour of the shell is white, but the nodules on the eight ribs are quite prominent, mostly of a pale yellow colour, but here and there they are ornamented with conspicuous bright brown blotches, sparingly distributed. The aperture is oblong and narrow. The outer lip is thick and denticulate within. The posterior sinus is slightly deep and has a rounded curvature. The columella is upright, turning slightly to the left. The short siphonal canal is anteriorly expanded.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off Japan and Taiwan, the Cook Islands, Society Islands, Fiji Islands and New Caledonia.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Pseudodaphnella excellens (Sowerby III, 1913). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ G.B. Sowerby III, Descriptions of now species of Mollusca; The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology 12 (8), 1913
- ^ ANSP: Pseudodaphnella excellens
External links[edit]
- Kilburn, R. N. (2009). Genus Kermia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae: Raphitominae) in South African Waters, with Observations on the Identities of Related Extralimital Species. "African Invertebrates". 50(2): 217–236
- Fedosov A. E. & Puillandre N. (2012) Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Kermia–Pseudodaphnella (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) genus complex: a remarkable radiation via diversification of larval development. Systematics and Biodiversity 10(4): 447–477
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- Gastropods.com: Pseudodaphnella excellens