Rimosodaphnella tenuipurpurata
| Rimosodaphnella tenuipurpurata | |
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| Shell of Rimosodaphnella tenuipurpurata (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Rimosodaphnella |
| Species: | R. tenuipurpurata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rimosodaphnella tenuipurpurata Bonfitto & Morassi, 2013
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Rimosodaphnella tenuipurpurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 10 mm. They undergo sexual reproduction. They move with the help of mucus mediated gliding. They are predators.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Cebu Island, Cebu, Philippines
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Rimosodaphnella tenuipurpurata Bonfitto & Morassi, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=739298 on 2019-12-28
- ^ "Rimosodaphnella tenuipurpurata Bonfitto & Morassi 2013 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Bonfitto, A.; Morassi, M. (2013). New Indo-Pacific species of Rimosodaphnella Cossmann, 1916 (Gastropoda: Conoidea): a genus of probable Tethyan origin. Molluscan Research. 33(4): 230-236.
- Gastropods.com: Rimosodaphnella tenuipurpurata
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