Daphnella cf. suluensis Schepman, 1913

Li, Baoquan & Li, Xinzheng, 2014, Report on the Raphitomidae Bellardi, 1875 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the China Seas, Journal of Natural History 48 (17), pp. 999-1025 : 1010

Daphnella cf. suluensis Schepman, 1913

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Daphnella suluensis Schepman, 1913, p 442 , pl. 29, fig. 11.

Material examined

ECS. 1 spec, CN V520A, 27°30 ′ N, 122°30 ′ E, fine sand, 100 m, dredged, 28 August 1976.

Distribution

Bohai Gulf, Yellow Sea, SCS; Japan, Philippines, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf.

Remarks

The specimen is a worn juvenile shell. It is very close to D.suluensis Schepman, 1913 in shell profile with exception of the smooth protoconch, whereas in the holotype of D.suluensis the base of the protoconch shows remnants of axial ribs.

Figures

Figure 1. Species of familyRaphitomidae. (A) Asperdaphne paramoretonica sp. nov. (Holotype SCS, CN L72B-39); (B) Daphnella inangulata sp. nov. (Holotype locality, SCS); (C) Daphnella interrupta Pease, 1860 (SCS, CN 63M-253); (D) Daphnella cf. suluensis Schepman, 1913 (ESC, CN V520A); (E, F) Eucyclotoma cymatodes (Hervier 1897a) (Nansha Islands, CN 93NS8-3; Xisha Islands, CN 58M-1542); (G) Eucyclotoma tricarinata (Kiener 1840) (Xisha Islands, CN 58M-1642); (H) Eucyclotoma sp. (Xisha Islands, CN 58 M–1542–1).