Raphitoma contigua
| Raphitoma contigua | |
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| Shell of Raphitoma contigua (paralectotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. contigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma contigua (Monterosato, 1884) | |
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Raphitoma contigua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ^ {MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma contigua (Monterosato, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596315 on 2019-12-08
External links
- Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp
- Gastropods.com: Raphitoma contigua
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- ÖZTÜRK, BİLAL, et al. "Marine molluscs of the Turkish coasts: an updated checklist." Turkish Journal of Zoology 38.6 (2014): 832-879
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