Daphnella jucunda

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

Daphnella jucunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Daphnella
Species:	D. jucunda
Binomial name
*Daphnella jucunda* Thiele, 1925

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.75 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off East Africa.

References

Daphnella jucunda Thiele, 1925. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

Thiele J., 1925. Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. In:. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 II. Teil, vol. 17, No. 2, Gustav Fischer, Berlin

External links

Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.

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