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Daphnella lyonsi

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

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Daphnella lyonsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Synonyms1

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

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

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

References

References

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