Biology:Daphnella phyxelis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Daphnella phyxelis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. phyxelis
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella phyxelis Barnard, 1964
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Daphnella phyxelis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The length of this broken shell may have been 12 mm long. The holotype consists of the protoconch and two subsequent whorls.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Natal, South Africa.
References
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Zootaxa 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q65086648 entry
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