Gastropod

Daphnella atractoides

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 6–15 m

A tiny deepwater snail of the turrid group, recorded between about 6 and 15 metres around the Solomon Islands. Like others in its family it carries a venomous, harpoon style tooth used to subdue small prey such as marine worms.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Raphitomidae › Daphnella

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 433499.