Biology:Daphnella cubana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

D. cubana can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the Campeche Bank to Cuba.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Daphnella cubana 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 ☰ Q3714305 entry