Jump to content

Daphnella nobilis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Daphnella nobilis
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. nobilis
Binomial name
Daphnella nobilis
Kira, 1959
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella (Daphnella) nobilis Kira, T., 1959
  • Daphnella scalaris Møller, 1842

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

Description

[edit]

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Daphnella nobilis Kira, 1959. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Kira, Tetsuaki. Genshoku Nihon kairui zukan: Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan. Vol. 4. Hoikusha, 1959.
[edit]
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Gastropods.com: Daphnella (Daphnella) nobilis