Danilia otaviana is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[2]
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| Drawing with an apertural view of a shell of Danilia otaviana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Chilodontaidae |
| Genus: | Danilia |
| Species: | †D. otaviana
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| †Danilia otaviana (Cantraine, 1835) [1]
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This species was described by Cantraine after a fossil shell he had found in Messina, Italy.
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm. The shell has a globular shape. Its sculpture is fine and tight.
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Distribution
editThis fossil species is found in the Mediterranean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Spain, Madeira and the Cape Verdes.
References
edit- ^ Cantraine (1835), Diagnoses, Bull. Acad. Roy. Belgique, p. 12
- ^ Danilia otaviana (Cantraine, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
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- "Danilia otaviana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.