Biology:Daphnella mitrellaformis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Daphnella mitrellaformis
Daphnella mitrellaformis 001.jpg
Shell of Daphnella mitrellaformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. mitrellaformis
Binomial name
Daphnella mitrellaformis
(Nomura, 1940)
Synonyms[1]
  • Colus mitrellaformis Nomura, 1940
  • Daphnella (Daphnella) mitrellaformis (Nomura, S., 1940)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan

References

  • Nomura, S., 1940: Mollusca dredged by the Husa-maru from the Pacific coast of Tiba Prefecture, Japan. Rec Oceanogr Works Japan 12(1): 81–116
  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3717041 entry