Pseudodaphnella punctifera

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

Pseudodaphnella punctifera
Shell of Pseudodaphnella punctifera (specimen 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. punctifera
Binomial name
Pseudodaphnella punctifera (Garrett, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
Clathurella birtsi Preston, 1908 Clathurella punctifera Garrett, 1873 (original combination) Kermia chrysolitha (Melvill & Standen, 1896) Kermia punctifera (Garrett, 1873) Mangilia chrysolitha Melvill & Standen, 1896 Pleurotomoides punctifera (Garrett, 1873)

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

The ribs are small, narrower than their interstices and number ten to eleven on the body whorl. They are crossed by smaller transverse ridges. The granules of the intersection are light brown, the rest of the shell is cinereous. The sinus is rather large and semicircular. The outer lip is six-toothed within. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Queensland, Australia; widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.