Daphnella lyonsi

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Daphnella lyonsi
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. lyonsi
Binomial name
Daphnella lyonsi
Espinosa & Fernandez Garces, 1990
Synonyms[1]

Daphnella (Daphnella) lyonsi Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990· accepted, alternate representation

Daphnella lyonsi, common name the sieve daphnella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba and the Virgin Islands

References[edit]

  • Espinosa J. & Fernández-Garcés R. (1990). El género Daphnella (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) en Cuba. Descripción de nuevas especies. Poeyana. 396: 1-16.

External links[edit]

  • Gastropods.com: Daphnella lyonsi
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.