Raphitoma histrix

Raphitoma histrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species: R. histrix
Binomial name
Raphitoma histrix
Bellardi, 1847

Raphitoma histrix is a 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]


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


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