Raphitoma cordieri

Raphitoma cordieri
Shell of Raphitoma cordieri (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Raphitoma
Species:	R. cordieri
Binomial name
Raphitoma cordieri (Payraudeau, 1826)
Synonyms [1]
Clathurella cordieri(Payraudeau, 1826) Clathurella dollfusiLocard, 1886 Cordieria cordieriMonterosato, 1884 Defrancia cordieriPaetel, 1888 Homotoma cordieriBrugnone, 1880 Pleurotoma cordieriPayraudeau, 1826 (original combination) Pleurotoma elegansBlainville, 1829 (dubious synonym) Pleurotoma (Defrancia) cordieriMonterosato, 1875 Raphitoma decorataLocard, 1892 Raphitoma dollfusiLocard, 1886 Raphitoma lineareRéquien, 1848 Raphitoma radulaMonterosato, 1884 Raphitoma syracusanumBlainville, 1829

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

Subspecies

• Raphitoma cordieri hirtaMonterosato
• Raphitoma cordieri hispidaMonterosato

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 20 mm.

The turreted shell is easily recognized by its ribs which, like the transverse striations, are elevated and somewhat lamellous. The color is either black or brown, mixed with white or entirely pink. The seven whorls are convex. The outer lip is wrinkled. The transverse striations extend as far as the columella. The siphonal canal is short and straight. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and off Senegal

References

1. Raphitoma cordieri (Payraudeau, 1826) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 April 2010.
2. Payraudeau B. C. (1826). Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des Annelides et des Mollusques de l'île de Corse. Paris, 218 pp. + 8 p

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

External links

• Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
• Locard A. (1886). Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusque marins. Lyon, H. Georg & Paris, Baillière : pp. X + 778
• Blainville H. M. (D. de) (1828-1830). Malacozoaires ou Animaux Mollusques. [in Faune Française. Levrault, Paris 320 p., 48 pl. [livr. 18 (1828), p. 1-80; livr. 2 (1829), p. 81-176; livr. 23 (1829), p. 177-240; livr. 28 (1830), p. 241-320]
• Natural History Museum, Rotterdam: Raphitoma cordieri