Raphitoma eberti
| Raphitoma eberti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | †R. eberti
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| Binomial name | |
| †Raphitoma eberti A. von Koenen, 1894
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Raphitoma eberti is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The shell of Raphitoma eberti reaches a length of 7 mm.They are characterized by their slender, elongated shells with distinct spiraled ridges or sculpture.
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Distribution[edit]
Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Eocene strata in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
References[edit]
- Koenen, A. von 1894: Das Norddeutsche Unter-Oligocän und seine Mollusken-Fauna. Abh. geol. Spec.-Karte Preuss. u. Thüring. Staat. 10 (6), 1250–1392