Daphnella godfroidi

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

Daphnella godfroidi
Original image of a shell of Daphnella godfroidi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. godfroidi
Binomial name
Daphnella godfroidi
de Folin, 1867

Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.

The dark brown, ovate-elongate shell has a fusiform shape. The apex is obtuse. The shell contains six whorls. The large body whorl measures 5/8 of the total length. The suture is narrow. The sculpture is composed of a few longitudinal ribs and spiral lirae. The ribs are larger at their base and become very thin at their top. The very short siphonal canal is wide. The aperture is elongated and narrow. The columella is almost straight.[2]

References

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Daphnella godfroidi
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