Danilia otaviana
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| Species: | D. otaviana
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| Danilia otaviana (Cantraine, 1835) [1]
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Danilia otaviana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[2]
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.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Spain, Madeira and the Cape Verdes.
References
- ^ Cantraine (1835), Diagnoses, Bull. Acad. Roy. Belgique, p. 12
- ^ Danilia otaviana (Cantraine, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- 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
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