Xanthodaphne pompholyx

Xanthodaphne pompholyx is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Xanthodaphne pompholyx
Shell of Xanthodaphne pompholyx (syntype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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X. pompholyx
Binomial name
Xanthodaphne pompholyx
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella pompholyx (Dall, 1889)
  • Mangilia pompholyx Dall, 1889

Description

Distribution

The holotype of this marine species was found off Barbados at a depth of 256 m.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Xanthodaphne pompholyx (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=709382 on 2019-03-14


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