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.[2]
^K. Oyama, Two new gastropod genera Nannoturritella and Benthodaphne from Japan; Trans. Proc. Palaeol. Soc. Japan, N.S. No. 46 p. 272 June 10 1962
^Kazunori Hasegawa and Takashi Okutani, A Review of Bathyal Shell-bearing Gastropods in Sagami Bay; Mem. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Tokyo, (47): 97–144, April 15, 2011
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
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Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Pseudomelatomidae
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benthodaphne, genus, snails, marine, gastropod, mollusks, family, pseudomelatomidae, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, molluscaclass, gastropodasubclass, caenogastropodaorder, neogastropodasuperfamily, conoideafamily, pseudome. Benthodaphne is a genus of sea snails marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae 1 BenthodaphneScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass GastropodaSubclass CaenogastropodaOrder NeogastropodaSuperfamily ConoideaFamily PseudomelatomidaeGenus BenthodaphneOyama 1962Type speciesPleurotama Bela glabra Yokoyama 1920SpeciesSee text Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Species 4 References 5 External linksDescription editThe 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 2 Distribution editThis marine genus is found off Japan Species editBenthodaphne yukiae Shikama 1962 considered provisionally as a synonym of Antiplanes yukiae 3 References edit a b MolluscaBase 2018 Benthodaphne Oyama 1962 Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http www marinespecies org aphia php p taxdetails amp id 578138 on 2018 04 30 K Oyama Two new gastropod genera Nannoturritella and Benthodaphne from Japan Trans Proc Palaeol Soc Japan N S No 46 p 272 June 10 1962 Kazunori Hasegawa and Takashi Okutani A Review of Bathyal Shell bearing Gastropods in Sagami Bay Mem Natl Mus Nat Sci Tokyo 47 97 144 April 15 2011 Taylor J D Kantor Y I amp 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 170External links editBouchet 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benthodaphne amp oldid 1061743310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
