Daphnella margaretae

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

Daphnella margaretae
Shell of Daphnella margaretae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. margaretae
Binomial name
Daphnella margaretae
Lyons, 1972
Synonyms[1]

Daphnella (Paradaphne) margaretae Lyons, 1972

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

D. margaretae can be found in Atlantic and Caribbean waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida to Brazil.[2]

References
  1. Daphnella margaretae Lyons, 1972. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 667.
  • Lyons, William G. "New Turridae (Gastropoda: Toxoglossa) from south Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico." The Nautilus 86.1 (1972): 3-7.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • Gastropods.com: Daphnella margaretae
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.