Raphitoma echinata
| Raphitoma echinata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. echinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma echinata (Brocchi, 1814) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Raphitoma echinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 12 mm and 20 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in European waters from Norway to Madeira and in the Mediterranean Sea along Apulia and Greece.
References
- ↑ Raphitoma echinata (Brocchi, 1814). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 January 2011.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Marine Benthic Fauna List, Læsø, Denmark
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