''Pseudodaphnella intaminata'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". ''Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 39 ...
.
Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
All types were destroyed in the
Great Chicago Fire.
G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
Distribution
This species occurs in the China Seas.
References
* Gould, A. A. ''Descriptions of shells collected in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition1860. under Captains Ringgold and Rodgers.'' Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1859-1860 vol.7 p. 339
* Gould, A. 1860. ''Descriptions of New Shells Collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition''. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 7: 323-340.
External links
R.I. Johnson, The Recent Mollusca of Augustus Addison Gould; United States National Museum, bulletin 239, Washington D.C. 1964
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Gastropods.com: ''Pseudodaphnella intaminata''
intaminata
Gastropods described in 1860
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