Biology:Daphnella elegantissima

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Daphnella elegantissima
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. elegantissima
Binomial name
Daphnella elegantissima
Espinosa & Fernandez Garces, 1990
Synonyms[1]

Daphnella (Daphnella) elegantissima Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990· accepted, alternate representation

Daphnella elegantissima 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

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and the Grenadines.

References

  • Espinosa J. & Fernández-Garcés R. (1990). El género Daphnella (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) en Cuba. Descripción de nuevas especies. Poeyana. 396: 1-16.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3714822 entry