Daphnella elegantissima
Daphnella elegantissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Daphnella elegantissima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. elegantissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella elegantissima Espinosa & Fernandez Garces, 1990 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnella (Daphnella) elegantissima Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990· accepted, alternate representation | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 15 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and the Grenadines.
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References
- Daphnella elegantissima Espinosa & Fernandez Garces, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Espinosa J. & Fernández-Garcés R. (1990). El género Daphnella (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) en Cuba. Descripción de nuevas especies. Poeyana. 396: 1-16.
External links
- MNHN, Paris: specimen
- Gastropods.com: Daphnella elegantissima
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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