Daphnella proxima

Daphnella proxima
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Daphnella
Species:	D. proxima
Binomial name
Daphnella proxima K. Oyama & Y. Takemura, 1958
Synonyms
Daphnella (Daphnella) proxima K. Oyama & Y. Takemura, 1958

Daphnella proxima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

This name is unaccepted as a nomen nudum

Description

The length of this shell attains 38 mm. The shell is a long spiral.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the East China Sea. They have been found along the Japanese coast in places like Okinawa.^[2]

References

1. Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Daphnella proxima
2. "TURRIDAE - RAPHITOMIDAE, Daphnella proxima | Conchology". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

• Oyama, K., Y. Takemura et al. 1958 The molluscan shells. Tokyo 1: 61

External links

• Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.