Danilia otaviana

Danilia otaviana
	Drawing with an apertural view of a shell of Danilia otaviana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Seguenzioidea
Family:	Chilodontidae
Genus:	Danilia
Species:	D. otaviana
Binomial name
	Danilia otaviana; (Cantraine, 1835)
Synonyms
	Danilia octaviana (Cantraine, F.J., 1835) (misspelling); Olivia otaviana Cantraine, 1835 (original combination); Ziziphinus profugus Gregorio, A. de, 1889 (juvenile);

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.

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

External links

Gastropods.com: Danilia otaviana

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[1] Cantraine (1835), Diagnoses, Bull. Acad. Roy. Belgique, p. 12

[WoRMS-2] Danilia otaviana (Cantraine, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.

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