Raphitoma bracteata

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

Raphitoma bracteata
Original image of a shell of Raphitoma bracteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
R. bracteata
Binomial name
Raphitoma bracteata
(Pallary, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Homotoma bracteata Pallary, 1904 (original combination)
  • Philbertia bracteata (Pallary, 1904)
  • Raphitoma (Cyrtoides) bracteata Nordsieck, 1968

Description

The shell reaches a length of 13 mm, and a diameter of 6 mm.

The subfusiform, turreted, white shell has an pointed spire. It contains 6 whorls, of which only 1½ whorl in the protoconch. The subsequent whorls are convex with axial, close and elevated ribs and elevated, decurrent, parallel threads, forming nodules on the cross-points. The suture is impressed. The body whorl is ventrose. The subovate aperture measures half the length of the shell. The columella is slightly twisted at its base. The open siphonal canal is very short. The outer lip is rounded, very convex, incrassate inwards and ending in a V-shape sinus at its top.

Distribution

The holotype of this marine species was found off Tunisia.

References
  1. Raphitoma bracteata (Pallary, 1904). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Pallary P. (1904-1906). Addition à la faune malacologique du Golfe de Gabès. Journal de Conchyliologie. 52: 212-248, pl. 7 [1904; 54: 77-124, pl. 4]
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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