Raphitoma striolaris

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

Raphitoma striolaris
Shell of † Raphitoma striolaris (specimen at MNHN, Pqris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
R. striolaris
Binomial name
Raphitoma striolaris
(Deshayes, 1837)

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1913 Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2, p. pl. 46-65
  • Le Renard (J.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 1995 Révision des Mollusques paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. 2 - Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana, t. 3, vol. 3, p. 65-132


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