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Daphnella pulchra

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Daphnella pulchra
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. pulchra
Binomial name
Daphnella pulchra
Peyrot, 1932

Daphnella pulchra is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

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  1. ^ M.A. Peyrot, 1931-1932, Conchologie néogénique de l'Aquitaine, t. VI. (Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, t. LXXXIILXXXIV, 1931-1932)