Raphitoma eberti
Raphitoma eberti is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Raphitoma eberti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. eberti |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma eberti A. von Koenen, 1894 | |
Description
The shell reaches a length of 7 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Eocene strata in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
References
- Koenen, A. von 1894: Das Norddeutsche Unter-Oligocän und seine Mollusken-Fauna. Abh. geol. Spec.-Karte Preuss. u. Thüring. Staat. 10 (6), 1250–1392
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