Daphnella patula
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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|taxon =Daphnella patula
|name = Daphnella patula
|image = Daphnella patula 002.jpg
|image_caption= Shell of Daphnella patula (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
|authority = (Reeve, 1845)
|synonyms =
- Daphnella (Daphnella) patula (Reeve, 1845)
- Pleurotoma patula Reeve, 1845
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}}
Daphnella patula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.{{WRMS species|433545|Daphnella patula (Reeve, 1845)||5 April 2010}}
Description
This species has a shorter spire than Daphnella lymneiformis. It has a low beaded keel just below the suture but it persists through the adult stage.[https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0339/report.pdf MacNeil, Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa; USGS Geological Survey Professional Paper 339, 1960]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
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.
- Powell, A. W. B., 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 5:1-184123.
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}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1845
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