Daphnella marmorata

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

Daphnella marmorata
Shell of Daphnella marmorata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Daphnella
Species:	D. marmorata
Binomial name
Daphnella marmorata Hinds, 1844
Synonyms[1]
Daphnella daphnelloides Reeve, 1845 Daphnella (Daphnella) marmorata Hinds, 1844 Pleurotoma daphnelloides Reeve, 1845

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

The whorls are flatly angulated around the upper part, elegantly cancellated with transverse and longitudinal striae. The columella is striated at the base. The color of the shell is whitish, longitudinally zigzag marbled with chestnut. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Guinea and Queensland, Australia