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Taxonomy
Family:
RAPHITOMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Raphitomidae (Family)
> Daphnella (Genus)
> cancellata (Species)
Images: Daphnella cancellata Hutton, 1878
In beach drift, Tutukaka Harbour, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 22mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Far North, NZ. 19mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Far North, NZ. 19mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
RAPHITOMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Raphitomidae (Family)
> Daphnella (Genus)
> cancellata (Species)
Details: Daphnella cancellata Hutton, 1878
Size/Grows to:
Height 22mm, Width 8mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, and north-eastern North Island as far south-east as Ranfurly Bank, from 0-104m
Type Data:
  • Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Intertidal
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.242)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1878 Révision des coquilles de la Nouvelle-Zélande et des Iles Chatham, Journal de Conchyliologie, 26 (p.18) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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