Daphnella cancellata
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| Daphnella cancellata | |
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| Drawing of the shell of Daphnella cancellata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. cancellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella cancellata Hutton, 1878 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnella (Daphnella) cancellata Hutton, 1878 | |
Daphnella cancellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 22 mm, its diameter 8 mm.
(Original description) The thin, finely cancellated shell has a fusiform shape. The spire is acute. The aperture is oblong, slightly channelled in front. It shows a slight posterior sinus. Its colour is yellowish-white, slightly blotched with brown.[2]
