Biology:Raphitoma erinaceus

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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Raphitoma erinaceus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
R. erinaceus
Binomial name
Raphitoma erinaceus
(Bellardi, 1877)
Synonyms

Homotoma erinaceus Bellardi, 1877

Raphitoma raynevali is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell reaches 9.5 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Pliocene strata in Italy

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q85795953 entry