Raphitoma skylla

Raphitoma skylla
Shell of Raphitoma skylla (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Raphitoma
Species:	R. skylla
Binomial name
Raphitoma skylla Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2018

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily, Italy.

References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma skylla Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1301147 on 2019-12-06

• 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. page(s): 35-36, figs 38-39B

External links

• Biolib.cz: Raphitoma skylla