Daphnella capensis

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Daphnella capensis
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Shell of Daphnella capensis (holotype of the synonym Daphnella alfredensis at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. capensis
Binomial name
Daphnella capensis
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1892)
Synonyms [1]
  • Columbella capensisG.B. Sowerby III, 1892 (original combination)
  • Daphnella alfredensisBartsch, 1915

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

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Not to be confused with Daphnella capensis(E. A. Smith, 1882), a synonym of Tritonoturris capensis (E. A. Smith, 1882).

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

The small, white shell has a fusiform shape. The spire is acute with a papillary apex. The shell contains 5½ slightly convex whorls with many longitudinal ribs crossed by narrow spiral lirations. The body whorl is inflated. The columella is slightly twisted and not callous. The aperture is wide. The sharp outer lip is arcuate. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

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