Danilia Explained
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
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