Daphnella patula

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

Daphnella patula
Shell of Daphnella patula (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Daphnella
Species:	D. patula
Binomial name
Daphnella patula (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
Daphnella (Daphnella) patula (Reeve, 1845) Pleurotoma patula Reeve, 1845

Description

This species has a shorter spire than Daphnella lymneiformis. It has a low beaded keel just below the suture but it persists through the adult stage.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.