Raphitoma arnoldi

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Raphitoma arnoldi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
R. arnoldi
Binomial name
Raphitoma arnoldi
Pallary, 1904
Synonyms [1]
  • Clathurella papillosa var. arnoldi(Pallary, 1906)
  • Philbertia papillosa var. arnoldiPallary, 1906
  • Raphitoma (Philbertia) arnoldiNordsieck, 1977

Raphitoma arnoldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 14 mm.

The shell differs from Raphitoma papillosa (Pallary, 1904) by its taller shape, narrower whorls and by its more compact and regular reticulation. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western and Central Mediterranean Sea.

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