Daphnella antillana

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

Daphnella antillana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. antillana
Binomial name
Daphnella antillana
Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella (Paradaphne) antillana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990· accepted, alternate combination
  • Paradaphne antillana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

D. antillana can be found in Caribbean waters, off the coast of Cuba.[2] and Brazil.

References
  1. Daphnella antillana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990. 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.
  • Espinosa J. & Fernández-Garcés R. (1990). El género Daphnella (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) en Cuba. Descripción de nuevas especies. Poeyana. 396: 1-16
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • Biolib.cz : image
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Paradaphne antillana


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