''Daphnella canaliculata'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
in the
family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". '' Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 3 ...
.
Description
The length of the shell attains 8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the
Philippines.
References
* Ardovini R. 2009. ''Nuova Daphnella delle Filippine (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Conidae).'' Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 64: 8-9
* Stahlschmidt P., Poppe G.T. & Chino M. (2014) ''Description of seven new Daphnella species from the Philippines (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae)''. Visaya 4(2): 29-38.
External links
Gastropods.com: ''Daphnella canaliculata''
canaliculata
Gastropods described in 2009
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