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

Daphnella corbula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. corbula
Binomial name
Daphnella corbula
Thiele, 1925

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.8 mm, its diameter 1.75 mm.[2]

Distribution

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The marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean, with instances recorded off South Africa (near 32°18′S 29°06′E / 32.3°S 29.1°E / -32.3; 29.1, 32°12′S 29°00′E / 32.2°S 29.0°E / -32.2; 29.0)[3] and Sumatra, Indonesia (near 1°00′S 98°00′E / 1.0°S 98.0°E / -1.0; 98.0,[3] 0°30′S 98°00′E / 0.5°S 98.0°E / -0.5; 98.0[2][a]).

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Source states site of discovery as "Station 193," which exists at said coordinates.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Daphnella corbula Thiele, 1925. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Thiele, J (1925). "Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition" [Gastropods of the German Deep-Sea Expedition] (PDF). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 II. Teil (in German). 17 (2). Berlin: Gustav Fischer. D.corbula is described in p. 213 (PDF; p. 216 of the original paper version).
  3. ^ a b "Daphnella corbula". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ Albano, Paolo G.; Bakker, Piet A.J. (19 February 2016). "Annotated catalogue of the types of Triphoridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, with lectotype designations". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 92 (1): 33–78. doi:10.3897/zse.92.5936. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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