Daphnella mitrellaformis

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|image_caption = Shell of Daphnella mitrellaformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)

|authority = (Nomura, 1940)

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  • Colus mitrellaformis Nomura, 1940
  • Daphnella (Daphnella) mitrellaformis (Nomura, S., 1940)

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Daphnella mitrellaformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.{{WRMS species|433540|Daphnella mitrellaformis (Nomura, 1940)||5 April 2010}}

Description

The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan

References

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  • Nomura, S., 1940: Mollusca dredged by the Husa-maru from the Pacific coast of Tiba Prefecture, Japan. Rec Oceanogr Works Japan 12(1): 81–116
  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.