Daphnella angustata

Daphnella angustata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. angustata
Binomial name
Daphnella angustata
(Sowerby III, 1886)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Jeffrey's Bay, South Transkei, South Africa

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Daphnella angustata (Sowerby III, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605698 on 2019-02-28
  • Sowerby III, G. B. "Marine shells of South Africa, collected at Port Elizabeth, with descriptions of some new species." Journal of Conchology 5 (1886): 1-13.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.


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