Xanthodaphne heterogramma

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Xanthodaphne heterogramma is a species of sea snail in the family Raphitomidae. The shell grows up to about 25 mm in length. This marine snail is found in the Atlantic Ocean off northern Brazil. It was described by Odhner in 1960 and has the synonym Pleurotomella heterogramma. Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Mollusca; Class Gastropoda; Subclass Caenogastropoda; Order Neogastropoda; Superfamily Conoidea; Family Raphitomidae; Genus Xanthodaphne; Species X. heterogramma.