Raphitoma raynevali
Raphitoma raynevali is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Raphitoma raynevali | |
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| Shell of † Raphitoma raynevali (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. raynevali |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma raynevali (Bellardi, 1877) | |
Description
The length of the shell reaches 7 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Pliocene strata in Languedoc, France.
References
- Chirli (C.) & Richard (C.), 2008 Les Mollusques plaisanciens de la Côte d’Azur, p. 1-128
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