Benthodaphne

Benthodaphne is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae,.

Description

The shell is rather small and resembles Antiplanes or Spirotropis, except for the growth lines. The rather flat whorls are smooth save fine growth lines such as in Daphnella.

Distribution

This marine genus is found off Japan.

Species

• Benthodaphne yukiae <small>(Shikama, 1962)</small> (considered provisionally as a synonym of Antiplanes yukiae)

References

• Taylor, J.D., Kantor, Y.I. & Sysoev, A.V. (1993). Foregut anatomy, feeding mechanisms, relationships and classification of the Conoidea (=Toxoglossa) (Gastropoda). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology. 59 : 125-170

External links

• Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
• Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Pseudomelatomidae