Acanthodaphne pungens
Acanthodaphne pungens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Acanthodaphne pungens | |
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Original image of a shell of Acanthodaphne pungens (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Acanthodaphne |
Species: | A. pungens |
Binomial name | |
Acanthodaphne pungens Morassi & Bonfitto, 2010 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Solomon Islands; also off Papua New Guinea.
References
- MolluscaBase (2019). Acanthodaphne pungens Morassi & Bonfitto, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513847 on 2019-02-01
- Morassi, M. & Bonfitto, A. (2010) New raphitomine gastropods (Gastropoda: Conidae: Raphitominae) from the South-West Pacific. Zootaxa, 2526:54-68
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