Daphnella terina
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| Daphnella terina | |
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| Original image of a shell of Daphnella terina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. terina |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella terina Melvill & Standen, 1896 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Daphnella (Daphnella) terina Melvill & Standen, 1896 | |
Daphnella terina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
The delicate, white shell has a fusiform shape. It contains six whorls. The upper ones are turreted and finely striated. The subsequent whorls show indistinct longitudinal ribs, except on the body whorl. The body whorl shows brown spots below the suture and brown flames at the back and below. The narrow aperture is oblique. The outer lip is simple. The sinus is small.[2]
