Pseudodaphnella daedala

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

Pseudodaphnella daedala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Pseudodaphnella
Species:	P. daedala
Binomial name
Pseudodaphnella daedala (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Clathurella daedala (Reeve, 1846) Pleurotoma daedala Reeve, 1846

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

The whorls are rounded or very slightly shouldered, reticulated by longitudinal and revolving fine ribs and lines. The shell is yellowish brown, tinged with chestnut, sometimes forming an indistinct central band. (described as Mangilia margaritifera, Gray)^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off the Gulf of Carpentaria to Queensland, Australia; it also occurs off the Fiji Islands and Singapore.