Daphnella levicallis
| Daphnella levicallis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. levicallis
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| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella levicallis Poorman, L., 1983
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Daphnella levicallis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]This species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Gastropods.com: Daphnella levicallis
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.