Daphnella cubana
| Daphnella cubana | |
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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. cubana
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella cubana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990
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Daphnella cubana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 15 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]D. cubana can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the Campeche Bank to Cuba, at a depth of between 6 and 70 meters.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Daphnella cubana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ L. Felder, Darryl; K. Camp, David; G. Rosenberg; F. Moretzsohn; E. F. García. "Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota". Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 1 – via Texas A&M University Press.
- Espinosa J. & Fernández-Garcés R. (1990). El género Daphnella (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) en Cuba. Descripción de nuevas especies. Poeyana. 396: 1-16
External links
[edit]- 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
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.