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Pseudodaphnella pulchella

species of sea snail

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ3714332 ↗
Source-derived summary

Pseudodaphnella pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

This is not Clathurella pulchella Garrett, 1873 (synonym of Hemilienardia purpurascens (Dunker, 1871) )

Description

(Original description) The shell is fusiform, acuminated, shining, longitudinally ribbed, crossed by transverse raised striae. The whorls are rounded. The suture is impressed. The aperture is oval. The siphonal canal is slightly produced aud recurved. The shell is pinkish-white with irregular pink spots over the surface. The apex is red.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hawaii.

References

Neil, Kilburn Richard.

Editorial summary

“Pseudodaphnella pulchella” enters the record as species of sea snail. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Pseudodaphnella, pulchella and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1873, 1871—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Pseudodaphnella, pulchella and species.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“Pseudodaphnella pulchella” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Pseudodaphnella, pulchella and species provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3714332. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1873 and 1871.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Pseudodaphnella pulchella”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Pseudodaphnella pulchella primary sources, Pseudodaphnella pulchella archive and Pseudodaphnella research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Pseudodaphnella pulchella”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Pseudodaphnella pulchella” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.