Raphitoma histrix

Raphitoma histrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Raphitoma
Species:	R. histrix
Binomial name
Raphitoma histrix Bellardi, 1847
Synonyms [1]
† Defrancia histrixJeffreys, 1856 † Echion histrixMonter., 1872 † Mangelia histrixForest., 1868 †Pleurotoma hystrixde Cristofori & Jan, 1832 (nomen nudum) † Pleurotoma spinulosaCont., 1864

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

Raphitoma histrix was first described as a fossil from the Pliocene of north-western Italy, though the name had also been used for shells from both the Mediterranean and western Africa. ^[2]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in Italy.

References

1. Raphitoma histrix Bellardi, 1847 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 April 2010.
2. Christopher Taylor, (6/9/2014). Raphitoma Histrix. Received from http://coo.fieldofscience.com/2014/06/raphitoma-hystrix.html

• Giannuzzi-Savelli R., Pusateri F. & Bartolini S. (2018). A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) 5: loss of planktotrophy and pairs of species, with the description of four new species. Bollettino Malacologico. 54, supplement 11: 1-77

External links

• Bellardi L. (1847). Monografia delle Pleurotome fossili del Piemonte. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino. 9(2): 531-650, 4 pls