Microdaphne trichodes

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Microdaphne trichodes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

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Microdaphne trichodes
Shell ofMicrodaphne trichodes (Dall, 1919)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Microdaphne
Species:
M. trichodes
Binomial name
Microdaphne trichodes
(Dall, 1919)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella hirsuta (De Folin, 1867)
  • Heterocithara hirsuta (De Folin, 1867)
  • Kermia hirsuta (de Folin, 1867)
  • Mangilia hirsuta (De Folin, 1867)
  • Microdaphne trichodes (Dall, 1919)
  • Philbertia trichodes Dall, 1919 (replacement name; for Pleurotoma hirsutum Folin, 1867)
  • Philbertia trichoides [sic]
  • Pleurotoma hirsutum De Folin, 1867 (junior homonym; not Pleurotoma hirsutum Bellardi, 1847)
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Description

The length of the shell attains 3.4 mm.

The shell is yellowish white, the earlier whorls darker. [2]

Distribution

This species has a wide distribution in the Pacific Ocean; also off Queensland, Australia.

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