Raphitoma melitis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1][2]
| Raphitoma melitis | |
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| Shell of Raphitoma melitis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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. melitis
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| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma melitis Kontadakis & Mbazios, 2019
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 6.9 mm.
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Aegean Sea
References
edit- ^ Manousis, C. et al, 2018. The family Raphitomidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) in the Greek Seas with the description of two new species; Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki, 2018
- ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma melitis Kontadakis & Mbazios, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288827 on 2019-12-18
- Kontadakis C., Mbazios G., Polyzoulis G. & Manousis T. (2019). Two new species of Raphitoma (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae) from the Greek Seas. Xenophora Taxonomy. 25: 26-36.