Daphnella mitrellaformis

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

Daphnella mitrellaformis
Shell of Daphnella mitrellaformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Daphnella
Species:	D. mitrellaformis
Binomial name
Daphnella mitrellaformis (Nomura, 1940)
Synonyms[1]
Colus mitrellaformis Nomura, 1940 Daphnella (Daphnella) mitrellaformis (Nomura, S., 1940)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan