Daphnella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Not to be confused with Daphnella Baird, 1850, a synonym of Diaphanosoma Fischer, 1850 belonging to the Sididae, a family of ctenopods.
Description This genus is well characterised by a small, thin shell, elongate-ovate form, a sharp outer lip, the position of the sinus on the line of the advancing suture, and by the reduction of the siphonal canal. The protoconch has a sinusigerid (or diagonally cancellate) structure. The surface is usually striated. The spire is elevated, the body whorl is elongated. The early whorls of the teleoconch show a nodulous sculpture produced by strong axial riblets and strong spiral lirations. These axial riblets disappear on the body whorl, while the spiral lirations remain. The aperture is oblong-oval, slightly channelled in front. The columella is simple. The outer lip is slightly thickened in the adult. Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42–56 Bartsch, Paul. "Descriptions of new marine mollusks from Panama, with a figure of the genotype of Engina." Proceedings of the United States National Museum (1931) Hutton F.W. (1880) – Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca: A Systematic and Descriptive Catalogue of the Marine and Land Shells, and of the Soft Mollusks and Polyzoa of New Zealand
Species Species within the genus Daphnella include:
Daphnella allemani (Bartsch, 1931) Daphnella angustata (Sowerby III, 1886) Daphnella annulata Thiele, 1925 † Daphnella anteniana K. Martin, 1931 Daphnella arafurensis (Smith E. A., 1884) Daphnella arcta (Smith E. A., 1884) Daphnella areolata Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Chino, 2014 Daphnella aspersa (Gould, 1860) Daphnella atractoides Hervier, 1897 Daphnella aulacoessa (Watson, 1881) Daphnella aureola (Reeve, 1845) Daphnella axis (Reeve, 1846) Daphnella bartschi Dall, 1919 Daphnella bedoyai (Rolán, Otero-Schmitt & F. Fernandes, 1998) † Daphnella bertrandiana (Millet, 1865) Daphnella boholensis (Reeve, 1843) Daphnella botanica Hedley, 1918 Daphnella buccinulum Melvill & Standen, 1903 (taxon inquirendum) Daphnella butleri (Smith E. A., 1882) Daphnella canaliculata Ardovini, 2009 Daphnella cancellata Hutton, 1878 Daphnella capensis (G.B. Sowerby III, 1892) Daphnella cecilliae Melvill & Standen, 1901 Daphnella celebensis Schepman, 1913 Daphnella cheverti Hedley, 1922 Daphnella cladara Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001 Daphnella clathrata Gabb, 1865 Daphnella compsa (Watson, 1881) Daphnella concinna (Dunker, 1857) Daphnella corbicula (Dall, 1889) Daphnella corbula Thiele, 1925 Daphnella corimbensis (Rolán, Otero-Schmitt & F. Fernandes, 1998) Daphnella crebriplicata (Reeve, 1846) Daphnella cubana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990 Daphnella curta Pease, 1868 (taxon inquirendum) Daphnella dea Melvill, 1904 † Daphnella defectiva Janse & A. W. Janssen, 1983 †Daphnella degrangei (Cossmann, 1894)WMSDB: Daphnella degrangei Daphnella delicata (Reeve, 1846): Daphnella dilecta Sarasúa, 1992 Daphnella diluta Sowerby III, 1896 Daphnella effusa Carpenter, 1865WMSDB: Daphnella effusa Daphnella elata Sowerby III, 1893 † Daphnella eocaenica Cossmann, 1896MNHN, Paris: Daphnella eocaenica Daphnella eugrammata Dall, 1902 Daphnella euphrosyne Melvill & Standen, 1903 Daphnella evergestis Melvill & Standen, 1901 Daphnella flammea (Hinds, 1843) Daphnella floridula Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Chino, 2014 † Daphnella fragilissima (K. Martin, 1884) Daphnella galactosticta Hervier, 1897 (taxon inquirendum) † Daphnella gascognensis Lozouet, 2017 Daphnella gemmulifera McLean & Poorman, 1971 Daphnella godfroidi (de Folin, 1867)WMSDB: Daphnella godfroidi Daphnella gracilis Kuroda, 1952WMSDB: Daphnella gracilis Daphnella graminea Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Chino, 2014 † Daphnella groeneveldi Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 Daphnella grundifera (Dall, 1927) Daphnella hayesi Nowell-Usticke, 1959 Daphnella hedya Melvill & Standen, 1903 Daphnella hyalina (Reeve, 1845) Daphnella ichthyandri Sysoev & Ivanov, 1985 Daphnella inangulata B.-Q. Li & X.-Z. Li, 2014 Daphnella intercedens (Melvill, 1923) Daphnella interrupta Pease, 1860 Daphnella itonis Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001 Daphnella janae Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Chino, 2014 Daphnella jucunda Thiele, 1925 Daphnella leucophlegma (Dall, 1881) Daphnella levicallis Poorman, L., 1983 Daphnella louisae Jong & Coomans, 1988 Daphnella lucasii Melvill, 1904 Daphnella lymneiformis (Kiener, 1840) Daphnella lyonsi Espinosa & Fernandez Garces, 1990 Daphnella magellanica R. A. Philippi, 1868 Daphnella magnifica Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Chino, 2014 † Daphnella malacitana (Vera-Peláez, 2002) Daphnella marcoaaroni Espinosa, Fernández-Garcés & Ortea, 2020 Daphnella margaretae Lyons, 1972 Daphnella marmorata Hinds, 1844 Daphnella mazatlanica Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 Daphnella mitrellaformis (Nomura, 1940) Daphnella monocincta Nowell-Usticke, 1969 Daphnella nobilis Kira, 1959 Daphnella omaleyi (Melvill, 1899) Daphnella ornata Hinds, 1844 † Daphnella pagera Woodring, 1970WMSDB: Daphnella pagera Daphnella pagodiformis Stahlschmidt, Chino & E. Tardy, 2022 Daphnella patula (Reeve, 1845) Daphnella pernobilis Habe, 1962 Daphnella pessulata (Reeve, 1843) Daphnella phyxelis Barnard, 1964 Daphnella pluricarinata (Reeve, 1845) † Daphnella ponteleviensis Cossmann, 1896MNHN? Paris: Daphnella ponteleviensis Daphnella proxima Oyama & Takemura, 1958 (unaccepted - nomen nudum) Daphnella pulchrelineata Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Chino, 2014 Daphnella pulviscula Chino, 2006 Daphnella radula Pilsbry, 1904 Daphnella recifensis Barnard, 1958 Daphnella reeveana (Deshayes, 1863) Daphnella reticulosa (Dall, 1889) Daphnella retifera (Dall, 1889) Daphnella retusa McLean & Poorman, 1971 Daphnella rissoides (Reeve, 1843) † Daphnella romanii (Libass., 1859)Bellardi L. (1877), I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria / Daphnella ryukyuensis MacNeil, 1960MacNeil, Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa; USGS Geological Survey Professional Paper 339, 1960 Daphnella sabrina Melvill, 1906 Daphnella sandwicensis Pease, 1860 Daphnella scabrata (Smith, 1888)WMSDB: Daphnella scabrata Daphnella semivaricosa Habe & Masuda, 1990 Daphnella sigmastoma Hedley, 1922 Daphnella sinuata (Carpenter, 1856): WMSDB: Daphnella sinuata Daphnella souverbiei (Smith E. A., 1882) Daphnella spencerae Sowerby III, 1893 (taxon inquirendum) Daphnella stiphra Verco, 1909 Daphnella supercostata (E. A. Smith, 1882) Daphnella tagaroae Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Chino, 2014 Daphnella tenuiclathrata Smith E.A., 1882WMSDB: Daphnella tenuiclathrata Daphnella tenuissima Stahlschmidt, Chino & E. Tardy, 2022 Daphnella terina Melvill & Standen, 1896 Daphnella terryni Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021 Daphnella tetartemoris (Melvill, 1910)WMSDB: Daphnella tetartemoris Daphnella thalia Schwengel, 1938 Daphnella thia Melvill & Standen, 1903 (taxon inquirendum) Daphnella thiasotes (Melvill & Standen, 1896) Daphnella thygatrica Melvill & Standen, 1903WMSDB: Daphnella thygatrica Daphnella ticaonica (Reeve, 1845) Daphnella tosaensis Habe, 1962 Daphnella varicosa (Souverbie & Montrozier, 1874) Daphnella veneris Melvill & Standen, 1901 Daphnella vitrea Garrett, 1873 (taxon inquirendum) Daphnella wui Chang, 2001 Daphnella xylois Melvill & Standen, 1901 (taxon inquirendum)
Species brought into synonymy
Daphnella abyssicola (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Eucithara vittata (Hinds, 1843) Daphnella acicula Suter, 1908: synonym of Aoteatilia acicula (Suter, 1908) (original combination) Daphnella aculeata Webster, 1906: synonym of Asperdaphne aculeata (Webster, 1906): synonym of Pleurotomella aculeata (Webster, 1906) (original combination) Daphnella aculeola Hedley, 1915: synonym of Pleurotomella aculeola (Hedley, 1915) (original combination) Daphnella alcestis Melvill, 1906: synonym of Austrodaphnella alcestis (Melvill, 1906) (original combination) Daphnella alfredensis Bartsch, 1915: synonym of Daphnella capensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) †Daphnella ambigua Peyrot, 1931: synonym of †Atoma ambigua (Peyrot, 1931) (original combination) Daphnella amphipsila Suter, 1908: synonym of Aoteatilia amphipsila (Suter, 1908) (original combination) Daphnella amphitrites Melvill & Standen, 1903: synonym of Taranidaphne amphitrites (Melvill & Standen, 1903) (original combination) Daphnella angulata Suter, 1908: synonym of Liratilia conquisita (Suter, 1907) Daphnella angulata Habe & Masuda, 1990: synonym of Daphnella sakuraii Stahlschmidt, Chino & E. Tardy, 2022 (invalid: junior homonym of Daphnella angulata Peyrot, 1938; Daphnella sakuraii is a replacement name Daphnella antillana Espinosa & Fernández-Garcés, 1990: synonym of Daphnella margaretae Lyons, 1972 Daphnella antonia (Dall, 1881): synonym of Benthomangelia antonia (Dall, 1881) Daphnella arctata Brazier, 1876: synonym of Daphnella sigmastoma Hedley, 1922 Daphnella arctata Reeve, 1845: synonym of Daphnella sigmastoma Hedley, 1922 Daphnella areola Reeve, 1845: synonym of Daphnella aureola (Reeve, 1845) Daphnella aspera Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Mitromorpha aspera (Carpenter, 1864) (original combination) Daphnella atrostyla Tryon, 1884: synonym of Kurtziella atrostyla (Tryon, 1884) (original combination) Daphnella aureolata Reeve, 1845: synonym of Daphnella aureola (Reeve, 1845) Daphnella bandella (Dall, 1881): synonym of Benthomangelia bandella (Dall, 1881) Daphnella barbadensis Nowell-Usticke, 1971: synonym of Daphnella lymneiformis Woodring, 1928 Daphnella bastowi Gatliff & Gabriel, 1908: synonym of Asperdaphne bastowi (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1908) (original combination) Daphnella bathentoma Verco, 1909: synonym of Nepotilla bathentoma (Verco, 1909) (original combination) Daphnella bella Pease, 1860: synonym of Macteola interrupta (Reeve, 1846) Daphnella bicarinata Pease, 1860: synonym of Eucyclotoma bicarinata (Pease, 1862) Daphnella bicolor (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Eucithara bicolor (Reeve, 1846) Daphnella bitorquata G. B. Sowerby III, 1896: synonym of Asperdaphne bitorquata (Sowerby III, 1896) (original combination) Daphnella bitrudis Barnard, 1963: synonym of Famelica bitrudis (Barnard, 1963) (original combination) Daphnella bucklandi Laseron, 1954: synonym of Daphnella botanica Hedley, 1918 Daphnella cassandra Hedley, 1904: synonym of Aesopus cassandra (Hedley, 1904) (original combination) Daphnella casta Hinds, 1844: synonym of Acteon castus (Hinds, 1844) (original combination) Daphnella cerina (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851): synonym of Kurtziella cerina (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851) Daphnella cestrum Hedley, 1922: synonym of Vepridaphne cestrum (Hedley, 1922) (original combination) †Daphnella chapplei Powell, 1944: synonym of †Pleurotomella chapplei (Powell, 1944) (original combination) Daphnella chariessa Suter, 1908: synonym of Liratilia conquisita (Suter, 1907) Daphnella chrysoleuca (Melvill, 1923): synonym of Hemilienardia chrysoleuca (Melvill, 1923) †Daphnella clifdenica Laws, 1939: synonym of †Maoridaphne clifdenica (Laws, 1939) (original combination) Daphnella conquisita Suter, 1907: synonym of Liratilia conquisita (Suter, 1907) (original combination) Daphnella cortezi Dall, 1908 : synonym of Exilia cortezi (Dall, 1908) Daphnella crassilirata Suter, 1908: synonym of Minortrophon crassiliratus (Suter, 1908) Daphnella crebricostata (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of Mangelia crebricostata Carpenter, 1864 Daphnella crenulata Pease, 1868: synonym of Otitoma cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863) Daphnella cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863): synonym of Otitoma cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863) Daphnella cymatodes Hervier, 1897: synonym of Eucyclotoma cymatodes (Hervier, 1897) (original combination) Daphnella daphnelloides Reeve, 1845: synonym of Daphnella marmorata Hinds, 1844 * Daphnella decorata Adams, 1850: synonym of Daphnella lymneiformis Woodring, 1928