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Daphnella hedya
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daphnella hedya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
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Description
The length of the shell attains 14 mm, its diameter 5 mm.
The fusiform shell shows chestnut markings. It contains nine whorls of which 3½ subhyaline whorls in the protoconch. The subsequent whorls are elegantly rounded. The shell has a minute, gemmuliferous decussation. The smallish aperture is oblong. The outer lip is slightly inflated and smooth on the inside. The sinus is not deep. The purple siphonal canal bends slightly backwards. [2]
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf.
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