Biology:Daphnella margaretae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Daphnella margaretae
Daphnella margaretae 002.jpg
Shell of Daphnella margaretae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. margaretae
Binomial name
Daphnella margaretae
Lyons, 1972
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella (Paradaphne) margaretae Lyons, 1972
  • Daphnella antillana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

D. margaretae can be found in Atlantic and Caribbean waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida to Brazil .[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Daphnella margaretae Lyons, 1972. 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.
  • Lyons, William G. "New Turridae (Gastropoda: Toxoglossa) from south Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico." The Nautilus 86.1 (1972): 3–7.

External links

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