Daphnella recifensis

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

Daphnella recifensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. recifensis
Binomial name
Daphnella recifensis
Barnard, 1958

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 1.75 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cape Recife, South Africa.

References

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


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