Daphnella lymneiformis

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Daphnella lymneiformis
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Shell of Daphnella lymneiformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. lymneiformis
Binomial name
Daphnella lymneiformis
(Kiener, 1840)
Synonyms [1]
  • Daphnella barbadensisNowell-Usticke, 1971
  • Daphnella decorataAdams, 1850
  • Daphnella (Daphnella) lymneiformis(Kiener, 1840)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pleurotoma decorataC. B. Adams, 1850
  • Pleurotoma lymneiformisKiener, 1840 (original combination)

Daphnella lymneiformis, common name the volute turret, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 20 mm.

The whorls show narrow, close, revolving ridges, the earlier ones with longitudinal ribs. The color of the shell is white, irregularly maculated with chestnut, often forming longitudinal zigzag markings. [2]

Distribution

D. lymneiformis can be found in Atlantic and Caribbean waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida to Brazil. [3] Fossils have been found in Quaternary strata at Kikai Island, Japan; age range: 0.126 to 0.012 Ma

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References

  1. 1 2 Daphnella lymneiformis (Kiener, 1840) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 April 2010.
  2. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ 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.


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