Pseudodaphnella punctifera
species of mollusc
Pseudodaphnella punctifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
The ribs are small, narrower than their interstices and number ten to eleven on the body whorl. They are crossed by smaller transverse ridges. The granules of the intersection are light brown, the rest of the shell is cinereous. The sinus is rather large and semicircular. The outer lip is six-toothed within.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Queensland, Australia; widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.
References
Preston, H.B. (1908b) Description of a new species of Clathurella, probably from Ceylon. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 8, 6.
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