Danilia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Chilodontaidae.
Previously it was considered a subgenus of Euchelus Philippi, 1847. This genus was named after the malacologist Francesco Danilo (1813- ?)
Species Species within the genus Danilia include: Danilia affinis Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896 Danilia angulosa Vilvens & Heros, 2005 Danilia boucheti Herbert, 2012 Danilia discordata Vilvens & Heros, 2005 Danilia eucheliformis (Nomura & Hatai, 1940) Danilia galeata Vilvens & Heros, 2005 Danilia insperata Beu & Climo, 1974 Danilia kuroshio Okutani, 1968 † Danilia otaviana (Cantraine, 1835) Danilia stratmanni Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 Danilia telebathia Hedley, 1911 Danilia textilis Herbert, 2012 Danilia tinei (Calcara, 1839) Danilia weberi Schepman, 1908 Species brought into synonymy Danilia costellata (Costa, 1861): synonym of Danilia tinei (Calcara, 1839)
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