Rocroithys niveus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[2]

Rocroithys niveus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Rocroithys
Species:
R. niveus
Binomial name
Rocroithys niveus
Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001[1]

Description

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The shell reaches a length of 25.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Vanuatu, the Norfolk Ridge, New Hebrides.

References

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  • MNHN, Paris: holotype
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.