Daphnella mitrellaformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Daphnella mitrellaformis | |
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| Shell of Daphnella mitrellaformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. mitrellaformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella mitrellaformis (Nomura, 1940)
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan
References
edit- ^ a b Daphnella mitrellaformis (Nomura, 1940). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Nomura, S., 1940: Mollusca dredged by the Husa-maru from the Pacific coast of Tiba Prefecture, Japan. Rec Oceanogr Works Japan 12(1): 81–116
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links
edit- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Li B.-Q. [Baoquan] & Li X.-Z. [Xinzheng] (2014) Report on the Raphitomidae Bellardi, 1875 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the China Seas. Journal of Natural History 48(17–18): 999–1025
- Gastropods.com: Daphnella (Daphnella) mitrellaformis