Typhlodaphne purissima

Typhlodaphne purissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Typhlodaphne purissima
Original drawing of a shell with protoconch and operculum of Typhlodaphne purissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Typhlodaphne
Species:
T. purissima
Binomial name
Typhlodaphne purissima
(Strebel, 1908)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bela purissima Strebel, 1908
  • Mangelia purissima (Strebel, 1908)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 27 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Argentina, Tierra del Fuego and South Georgia Islands at depths between 94 m and 160 m.

References

  • Strebel, 1908. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901–1903


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