Biology:Daphnella antillana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Daphnella antillana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. antillana
Binomial name
Daphnella antillana
Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella (Paradaphne) antillana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990· accepted, alternate combination
  • Paradaphne antillana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990

Daphnella antillana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

D. antillana can be found in Caribbean waters, off the coast of Cuba.[2] and Brazil .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Daphnella antillana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 667.
  • Espinosa J. & Fernández-Garcés R. (1990). El género Daphnella (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) en Cuba. Descripción de nuevas especies. Poeyana. 396: 1-16

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3724018 entry