Raphitoma radula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Raphitoma radula | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Raphitoma |
Species: | R. radula
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Binomial name | |
Raphitoma radula (Monterosato, 1884)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 19 mm, its diameter between 4 mm and 8 mm.
The shell of Raphitoma radula is typically small to medium-sized, with a slender and elongated shape. It has a pointed apex and a sculptured surface with distinctive spiral grooves or ridges. The coloration and pattern on the shell can vary, often featuring a combination of different shades or markings.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Central Mediterranean Sea off Palermo, Sicily; off France, Croatia and Algeria.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma radula (Monterosato, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881516 on 2019-12-09
External links
edit- Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp
- Gastropods.com: Raphitoma (pupoides
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli, Francesco Pusateri, Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli, Riccardo Giannuzzi: A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae, 3: on the Raphitoma pupoides (Monterosato, 1884) complex, with the description of a new species (Mollusca Gastropoda); Biodiversity Journal, 2016, 7 (1): 103–115