Daphnella hyalina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Daphnella hyalina | |
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| Shell of Daphnella hyalina | |
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. hyalina
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella hyalina (Reeve, 1845)
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 14 mm.
The thin, transparent shell is longitudinally very minutely and closely elevately striated throughout. It is whitish, encircled by distant chestnut lines, sometimes borne on striae. [2]
Distribution
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References
edit- ^ a b Daphnella hyalina (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. pls 20-33 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.
External links
edit- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.