Biology:Daphnella angustata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Daphnella angustata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. angustata
Binomial name
Daphnella angustata
(Sowerby III, 1886)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Jeffrey's Bay, South Transkei, South Africa

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Daphnella angustata (Sowerby III, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605698 on 2019-02-28
  • Sowerby III, G. B. "Marine shells of South Africa, collected at Port Elizabeth, with descriptions of some new species." Journal of Conchology 5 (1886): 1-13.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13511680 entry