''Asperdaphne legrandi'' is a

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, a marine

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in the

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Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm. (Original description) The broad shell is turreted. The raised ribs are rounded. The striate interstices show fine lines which pass over the ribs. The shell contains five swollen

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s. The sinus is deep. The outer lip is varicose. The

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is oval.
Beddome, C.E. 1883. ''Description of some new marine shells of Tasmania''. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1882: 167-170

Distribution

This marine species is

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to Australia and occurs off

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and

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References

* Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1900. ''Catalogue of the marine shells of Victoria. Part III''. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 12(2): 170-205 * Hedley, C. 1900. ''Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part II.'' Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 495-513 * Gatliff, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1908. ''Additions to and revision of the Catalogue of Victorian marine Mollusca.'' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 21(1): 368–391 * Verco, J.C. 1909. ''Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XII.'' Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 293-342 * Hedley, C. 1922. ''A revision of the Australian Turridae.'' Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 * May, W.L. 1923. ''An Illustrated Index of Tasmanian Shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species''. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp.

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Asperdaphne Legrandi legrandi Gastropods described in 1883 Gastropods of Australia