Raphitoma histrix

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Raphitoma histrix
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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]

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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]

Description

Distribution

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

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References

  1. 1 2 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



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