† ''Daphnobela'' is an extinct genus of predatory

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s in the family

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. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Daphnobela Cossmann, 1896 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1055558 on 2021-03-27 This genus was first described by

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in 1896.

Selected species

* '' D. amblia'' * '' D. gracillima'' * '' D. juncea'' * '' D. junceum'' * '' D. manti'' * '' D. miocaenica'' * '' D. pumila'' ;Synonyms: * ''Daphnobela (Carinapex)'' Dall, 1924: synonym of '' Carinapex'' Dall, 1924 (original rank) * ''Daphnobela minutissima'' (Garrett, 1873): synonym of '' Carinapex minutissima'' (Garrett, 1873)

References

External links

Cossmann, M. (1896). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Deuxième livraison. Paris, The author and Comptoir Géologique. 179 pp., 8 pls.
Fasciolariidae Gastropods described in 1896 Prehistoric gastropod genera Eocene first appearances Miocene extinctions {{Fasciolariidae-stub