Kuroshiodaphne saturata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
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
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan
References
- ^ a b Kuroshiodaphne saturata (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ J.C. Melvill (1917), A revision of the Turridae (Pleurotomidae) occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as evidenced mostly through the results of dredgings carried out by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1914; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London vol. 12, 1917
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External links
- Gastropods.com: Kuroshiodaphne saturata
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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