Nepotilla marmorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Daphnella marmorata (Verco, 1909) is a junior homonym of Daphnella marmorata Hinds, 1844 Hinds R. B. (1844-1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. London: Smith, Elder and Co. v + 72 pp., 21 pls
Description Joseph Verco (1909) and J.K. Tucker (2004) considered this species as a variety of Nepotilla minuta. Verco described it as beautifully marbled with flames of white and deep blackish-brown. Verco, J.C. 1909. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 293-342
Charles Hedley (1922) considered it as a variety of Nepotilla mimica Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
Distribution This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania
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