Danilia

Danilia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Chilodontaidae.

Previously it was considered a subgenus of Euchelus <small>Philippi, 1847</small>. This genus was named after the malacologist Francesco Danilo (1813- ?)

Species

Species within the genus Danilia include:

• Danilia affinis <small>Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896</small>
• Danilia angulosa <small>Vilvens & Heros, 2005</small>
• Danilia boucheti <small>Herbert, 2012</small>
• Danilia discordata <small>Vilvens & Heros, 2005</small>
• Danilia eucheliformis <small>(Nomura & Hatai, 1940)</small>
• Danilia galeata <small>Vilvens & Heros, 2005</small>
• Danilia insperata <small>Beu & Climo, 1974</small>
• Danilia kuroshio <small>Okutani, 1968</small>
• † Danilia otaviana <small>(Cantraine, 1835)</small>
• Danilia stratmanni <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>
• Danilia telebathia <small>Hedley, 1911</small>
• Danilia textilis <small>Herbert, 2012</small>
• Danilia tinei <small>(Calcara, 1839)</small>
• Danilia weberi <small>Schepman, 1908</small>

• Danilia costellata <small>(Costa, 1861)</small>: synonym of Danilia tinei <small>(Calcara, 1839)</small>

References

• Vilvens C. & Héros V. 2005. New species and new records of Danilia (Gastropoda: Chilodontidae) from the Western Pacific. Novapex 6(3) : 53-64

Further reading

• NZ Mollusca
• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502