Daphnella aureola
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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|taxon =Daphnella aureola
|image = Daphnella aureola 003.jpg
|image_caption = Shell and protoconch of Daphnella aureola
|authority = (Reeve, 1845)
|synonyms =
- Daphnella areola Reeve, 1845
- Daphnella (Daphnella) aureola (Reeve, 1845)
- Pleurotoma aureola Reeve, 1845
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Daphnella aureola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.{{WRMS species|433501|Daphnella aureola (Reeve, 1845)||5 April 2010}}
Description
The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 22 mm.
The thin, transparent shell is spirally ridged, longitudinally very finely closely striated. The outer lip is crenulated within The small sinus is distinct. The shell has a pale golden color.[https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences] {{PD-notice}}
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the Western Pacific Ocean.
References
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- Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. pls 20-33 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.
- Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links
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- {{cite journal | last1 = Tucker | first1 = J.K. | year = 2004 | title = Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) | url = http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf | format = PDF | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 682 | pages = 1–1295}}
- [http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_10912.shtml Gastropods.com: Daphnella (Daphnella) aureola]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1845
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