Pseudodaphnella aureotincta

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

Pseudodaphnella aureotincta
Shell of Pseudodaphnella aureotincta (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Pseudodaphnella
Species:	P. aureotincta
Binomial name
Pseudodaphnella aureotincta (Hervier, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
Clathurella tincta var. aureotincta Hervier, 1897 (basionym)

Description

This is a minor form of Pseudodaphnella tincta (Reeve, 1846). The longitudinal ribs are swollen, with white ribs alternating with golden yellow ribs. The elongate-fusiform shell shows a broader, golden-yellow band in the depression near the siphonal canal. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.