Austrodaphnella alcestis

Austrodaphnella alcestis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Austrodaphnella alcestis
Original image of a shell of Austrodaphnella alcestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Austrodaphnella
Species:	A. alcestis
Binomial name
Austrodaphnella alcestis (Melvill, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
Daphnella (Pleurotomella) alcestis Melvill, 1906

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman