Asperdaphne ula
Asperdaphne ula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Asperdaphne |
Species: | A. ula |
Binomial name | |
Asperdaphne ula (Watson, 1881) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Pleurotoma (Drillia) ula Watson, 1881 |
Asperdaphne ula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Robert Boog Watson wrote the species description in 1881. The specific name ula name comes from the Greek word οὖλος 'crisp'. Its type locality is north east of New Zealand at 37°34′S 179°22′E / 37.567°S 179.367°E at a depth of 700 fathoms (4,200 ft; 1,300 m).[2]
References
- 1 2 Asperdaphne ula (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ↑ Watson, Robert Boog (1881). "Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition—Part IX". The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 15 (88): 420–422.
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