Benthodaphne

Last updated

Benthodaphne
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Benthodaphne
Oyama, 1962
Type species
Pleurotama (Bela ?) glabraYokoyama, 1920
Species

See text

Benthodaphne is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae,. [1]

Contents

Description

The shell is rather small and resembles Antiplanes or Spirotropis , except for the growth lines. The rather flat whorls are smooth save fine growth lines such as in Daphnella . [2]

Distribution

This marine genus is found off Japan.

Species

Related Research Articles

Conoidea Superfamily of predatory sea snails

Conoidea is a superfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the suborder Hypsogastropoda. This superfamily is a very large group of marine mollusks, estimated at about 340 recent valid genera and subgenera, and considered by one authority to contain 4,000 named living species.

<i>Comitas</i> Genus of gastropods

Comitas is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Pseudomelatomidae Family of gastropods

Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea and part of the Neogastropoda.

Antiplanes dendritoplicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Antiplanes habei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Antiplanes obliquiplicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

<i>Comitas kamakurana</i> Species of gastropod

Comitas kamakurana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.

Cretaspira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

<i>Iotyrris</i> Genus of gastropods

Iotyrris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.

<i>Horaiclavus</i> Genus of gastropods

Horaiclavus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.

Monilispira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Plicisyrinx is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Abyssocomitas is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

<i>Antiplanes</i> Genus of gastropods

Antiplanes is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae,.

Shutonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Horaiclavidae Family of gastropods

Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.

Turridae Family of gastropods

Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.

Mammillaedrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Strictispira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

References