Biology:Daphnella godfroidi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Daphnella godfroidi
Daphnella godfroidi 001.jpg
Original image of a shell of Daphnella godfroidi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. godfroidi
Binomial name
Daphnella godfroidi
de Folin, 1867

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.

The dark brown, ovate-elongate shell has a fusiform shape. The apex is obtuse. The shell contains six whorls. The large body whorl measures 5/8 of the total length. The suture is narrow. The sculpture is composed of a few longitudinal ribs and spiral lirae. The ribs are larger at their base and become very thin at their top. The very short siphonal canal is wide. The aperture is elongated and narrow. The columella is almost straight.[2]

Distribution

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q65084480 entry