Raphitoma natalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Raphitoma natalensis | |
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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. natalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma natalensis (Barnard, 1958)
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| Synonyms | |
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Philbertia natalensis Barnard, 1958 | |
Description
editThe shell reaches a length of 5 mm and its diameter of 2.3 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off South Africa.
References
edit- ^ Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.