Raphitoma histrix
| Raphitoma histrix | |
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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. histrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma histrix Bellardi, 1847
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Raphitoma histrix is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Raphitoma histrix was first described as a fossil from the Pliocene of north-western Italy, though the name had also been used for shells from both the Mediterranean and western Africa.[2]
Description[edit]
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Distribution[edit]
Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in Italy.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Raphitoma histrix Bellardi, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ Christopher Taylor, (6/9/2014). Raphitoma Histrix. Received from http://coo.fieldofscience.com/2014/06/raphitoma-hystrix.html
- 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
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