Danilia otaviana

Danilia otaviana is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[2]

Danilia otaviana
Drawing with an apertural view of a shell of Danilia otaviana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Danilia
Species:
†D. otaviana
Binomial name
†Danilia otaviana
(Cantraine, 1835) [1]
Synonyms
  • Danilia octaviana (Cantraine, F.J., 1835) (misspelling)
  • Olivia otaviana Cantraine, 1835 (original combination)
  • Ziziphinus profugus Gregorio, A. de, 1889 (juvenile)

This species was described by Cantraine after a fossil shell he had found in Messina, Italy.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm. The shell has a globular shape. Its sculpture is fine and tight.

Distribution

This fossil species is found in the Mediterranean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Spain, Madeira and the Cape Verdes.

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References
  1. Cantraine (1835), Diagnoses, Bull. Acad. Roy. Belgique, p. 12
  2. Danilia otaviana (Cantraine, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • "Danilia otaviana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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