Daphnella aureola

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|taxon =Daphnella aureola

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|image_caption = Shell and protoconch of Daphnella aureola

|authority = (Reeve, 1845)

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  • 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.