Daphnella aureola

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

Daphnella aureola
Shell and protoconch of Daphnella aureola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Daphnella
Species:	D. aureola
Binomial name
Daphnella aureola (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
Daphnella areola Reeve, 1845 Daphnella (Daphnella) aureola (Reeve, 1845) Pleurotoma aureola Reeve, 1845

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 22 mm.

The thin, transparent shell is spirally ridged, longitudinally very finely closely striated. The outer lip is crenulated within The small sinus is distinct. The shell has a pale golden color.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the Western Pacific Ocean.