Austrodaphnella yemenensis

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

Austrodaphnella yemenensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Austrodaphnella
Species:
A. yemenensis
Binomial name
Austrodaphnella yemenensis
Bonfitto, Sabelli & Morassi, 2001

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.6 mm, its diameter 3.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Southern Red Sea off Yemen.

References

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: image
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