Raphitoma ferroviae

Raphitoma ferroviae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Raphitoma ferroviae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
R. ferroviae
Binomial name
Raphitoma ferroviae
(Cossmann, 1923)
Synonyms

Turricula (Crenaturricula) dentata ferroviae (Cossmann, 1923)

Description

The length of the shell reaches 13 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Eocene strata in Aquitaine, France

References

  • Cossmann, M., and G. O’Gorman. "Le gisement cuisien de Gan (Basses-Pyrénées)." Cossmann, Pau (1923).


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