Daphnella cancellata

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

Daphnella cancellata
Drawing of the shell of Daphnella cancellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Daphnella
Species:	D. cancellata
Binomial name
Daphnella cancellata Hutton, 1878
Synonyms[1]
Daphnella (Daphnella) cancellata Hutton, 1878

Description

The length of the shell attains 22 mm, its diameter 8 mm.

(Original description) The thin, finely cancellated shell has a fusiform shape. The spire is acute. The aperture is oblong, slightly channelled in front. It shows a slight posterior sinus. Its colour is yellowish-white, slightly blotched with brown. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Northland to Bay of Plenty and East Cape