Daphnella patula
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| Daphnella patula | |
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| Shell of Daphnella patula (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. patula |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella patula (Reeve, 1845) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnella patula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
This species has a shorter spire than Daphnella lymneiformis. It has a low beaded keel just below the suture but it persists through the adult stage.[2]
