Xanthodaphne translucida

Xanthodaphne translucida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae [1]
Genus: Xanthodaphne
Species: X. translucida
Binomial name
Xanthodaphne translucida
(Watson, 1881)
Synonyms[2]
  • Daphnella translucida Watson, 1881
  • Pleurotoma translucida Watson, 1881
  • Typhlodaphne translucida (Watson, R.B., 1881)

Xanthodaphne translucida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica; also off Kerguelen and Crozet Island.

References

  • Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp


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