Daphnella gascognensis

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

Daphnella gascognensis
Shell of † Daphnella gascognensis (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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. gascognensis
Binomial name
Daphnella gascognensis
Lozouet, 2017

Description

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Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Oligocene strata in Southwest France.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Daphnella gascognensis Lozouet, 2017 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056438 on 2019-03-18
  • Lozouet P. (2017). Les Conoidea de l'Oligocène supérieur (Chattien) du bassin de l'Adour (Sud-Ouest de la France). Cossmanniana. 19: 3-180 page(s): 56, pl. 25 figs 15–17; pl. 26 fig. 12