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Daphnella levicallis

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Daphnella levicallis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Daphnella
Species:
D. levicallis
Binomial name
Daphnella levicallis
Poorman, L., 1983

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

Description

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Daphnella levicallis is a member of the order Neogastropoda. Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. The embryos grow into planktonic trochophore larvae, then later into juvenile veligers.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico.

References

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  • Poorman, L. H. "New Molluscan Species (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific." Veliger 26.1 (1983): 5–9.
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  • Gastropods.com: Daphnella levicallis
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.