Daphnella levicallis

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b Daphnella levicallis Poorman, L., 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Poorman, L. H. "New Molluscan Species (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific." Veliger 26.1 (1983): 5–9.
  • Gastropods.com: Daphnella levicallis
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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