Daphnella crebriplicata

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

Daphnella crebriplicata
Original image of a shell of Daphnella crebriplicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Daphnella
Species:	D. crebriplicata
Binomial name
Daphnella crebriplicata (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Pleurotoma crebriplicata Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Description

(Original description) The ovate, shell is ventricosely sinuated. The whorls are concentrically closely plaited and transversely closely ridged. The aperture is wide open. The color of the shell is white, profusely variegated with rich orange-brown. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.