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Kuroshiodaphne saturata

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Kuroshiodaphne saturata
Shell of Kuroshiodaphne saturata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kuroshiodaphne
Species:
K. saturata
Binomial name
Kuroshiodaphne saturata
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella saturata (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma saturata Reeve, 1845

Kuroshiodaphne saturata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 28 mm.

A finely sculptured shell, conspicuous for a white somewhat raised band at the periphery of the body whorl, and adorned with other minor spiral bands. The coloration is a deepish brown. The outer lip is crenulale. The siphonal canal is slightly recurved. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan

References

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  • Gastropods.com: Kuroshiodaphne saturata
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.