Daphnella omaleyi
Species of gastropod
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Daphnella omaleyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Daphnella omaleyi | |
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| Original image of a shell of Daphnella omaleyi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. omaleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella omaleyi (Melvill, 1899) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clathurella omaleyi Melvill, 1899 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
A very delicate flesh-coloured shining shell with oblong aperture and produced siphonal canal. This attenuate-fusiform shell contains 7 whorls, including two decussated and alveolate apical whorls. They are much impressed at the sutures, longitudinally few-ribbed, there are but seven on the body whorl, and spirally obscurely lirate. The outer lip and the base of the siphonal canal are tinged with brown. The columella is upright. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman.