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Daphnella margaretae

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Daphnella margaretae
Shell of Daphnella margaretae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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. margaretae
Binomial name
Daphnella margaretae
Lyons, 1972
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella (Paradaphne) margaretae Lyons, 1972
  • Daphnella antillana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990

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

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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  • 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.