Benthodaphne | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: |
Benthodaphne Oyama, 1962 |
Type species | |
Pleurotama (Bela ?) glabra Yokoyama, 1920 | |
Species | |
See text |
Benthodaphne is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae,. [1]
The shell is rather small and resembles Antiplanes or Spirotropis, except for the growth lines. The rather flat whorls are smooth save fine growth lines such as in Daphnella. [2]
This marine genus is found off Japan.
Benthodaphne | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: |
Benthodaphne Oyama, 1962 |
Type species | |
Pleurotama (Bela ?) glabra Yokoyama, 1920 | |
Species | |
See text |
Benthodaphne is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae,. [1]
The shell is rather small and resembles Antiplanes or Spirotropis, except for the growth lines. The rather flat whorls are smooth save fine growth lines such as in Daphnella. [2]
This marine genus is found off Japan.