Asperdaphne moretonica
Asperdaphne moretonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.The ovate-fusiform shell contains nine whorls, of which two smooth and polished whorls in the protoconch. The third whorl has a fine reticulation. The other whorls slope down in their upper part in a tabulate manner; the inferior part is very flat. The axial sculpture consists of 22-24 narrow ribs. The spiral sculpture consists of three main lirae and smaller ones in-between. The spiral lirations are slightly nodulous on crossing the ribs. The narrow aperture measures about half the total length of the shell. The outer lip is incrassate and has a crenulated margin. Its upper part is moderately sinuate. The siphonal canal is short and narrow.
The uniform brown colour and the fine reticulation are the chief characteristics.