Daphnella pagera
Daphnella pagera is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Daphnella pagera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Daphnella |
| Species: | D. pagera |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnella pagera Woodring, 1970 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 12.3 mm, its diameter 4.7 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Panama; age range: 11.608 to 7.246 Ma.
References
- W. P. Woodring. 1970. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoining parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(D):299–452
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