Daphnella louisae

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

Daphnella louisae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. louisae
Binomial name
Daphnella louisae
De Jong & Coomans, 1988

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba.

References

  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • De Jong K.M. & Coomans H.E. (1988) Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 261 pp. (Also published as: Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean islands, 69)


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