Daphnella margaretae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Daphnella margaretae | |
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| Shell of Daphnella margaretae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. margaretae
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella margaretae Lyons, 1972
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Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 18 mm.
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Distribution edit
D. margaretae can be found in Atlantic and Caribbean waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida to Brazil.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Daphnella margaretae Lyons, 1972. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
- Lyons, William G. "New Turridae (Gastropoda: Toxoglossa) from south Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico." The Nautilus 86.1 (1972): 3–7.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daphnella margaretae.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Gastropods.com: Daphnella margaretae
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.