Daphnella delicata

Daphnella delicata, common name the delicate pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The subulate, elongated shell is thin and hyaline. It is transversely minutely and very closely striated. The aperture is short. The color of the shell is transparent white, very palely spotted with orange.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu, Tahiti and Samoa