Raphitoma kharybdis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Raphitoma kharybdis
Shell of Raphitoma kharybdis (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
R. kharybdis
Binomial name
Raphitoma kharybdis
Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2018

Raphitoma kharybdis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 8.4 mm. The protoconch is paucispiral.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily, Italy

References[edit]

Bibliography
  • Giannuzzi-Savelli R., Pusateri F. & Bartolini S. (2018). A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) 5: loss of planktotrophy and pairs of species, with the description of four new species. Bollettino Malacologico. 54, supplement 11: 1-77. page(s): 35-36, figs 38-39B
Notes
  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma kharybdis Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1301148 on 2019-12-06

External links[edit]