Biology:Raphitoma natalensis
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Short description: Species of marine gastropod mollusc
Raphitoma natalensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Raphitoma |
Species: | R. natalensis
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Binomial name | |
Raphitoma natalensis (Barnard, 1958)
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Synonyms | |
Philbertia natalensis Barnard, 1958 |
Raphitoma natalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The shell reaches a length of 5 mm and its diameter of 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa .
References
- ↑ Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Zootaxa 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf.
External links
- Barnard K.H. (1958), Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda; Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa; Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum, vol. 44
- Gastropods.com: Raphitoma natalensis
Wikidata ☰ Q85795997 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphitoma natalensis.
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