Daphnella lymneiformis

Daphnella lymneiformis, common name the volute turret, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Daphnella lymneiformis
Shell of Daphnella lymneiformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Daphnella
Species:	D. lymneiformis
Binomial name
Daphnella lymneiformis (Kiener, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
Daphnella barbadensis Nowell-Usticke, 1971 Daphnella decorata Adams, 1850 Daphnella (Daphnella) lymneiformis (Kiener, 1840)· accepted, alternate representation Pleurotoma decorata C. B. Adams, 1850 Pleurotoma lymneiformis Kiener, 1840 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 20 mm.

The whorls show narrow, close, revolving ridges, the earlier ones with longitudinal ribs. The color of the shell is white, irregularly maculated with chestnut, often forming longitudinal zigzag markings. ^[2]

Distribution

D. lymneiformis can be found in Atlantic and Caribbean waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida to Brazil.^[3] Fossils have been found in Quaternary strata at Kikai Island, Japan; age range: 0.126 to 0.012 Ma