Kaiparathina daedala

Kaiparathina daedala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.[1]

Kaiparathina daedala
Shell of Kaiparathina daedala (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Kaiparathina
Species:
K. daedala
Binomial name
Kaiparathina daedala
Marshall, 1993

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.65 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Kaiparathina daedala Marshall, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594174 on 2012-09-01
  • Marshall B.A. (1993) A review of the genus Kaiparathina Laws, 1941 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochoidea). The Veliger 36: 185-198.
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