Raphitoma gabusogana
Raphitoma gabusogana is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Raphitoma gabusogana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. gabusogana |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma gabusogana S. Nomura & N. Zinbo, 1936 | |
Description
The length of the shell reaches 9 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Miocene strata on Okinawa
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References
- "WMSD – Worldwide Mollusc Species Database – Raphitoma gabusogana". bagniliggia.it. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- Nomura, Sitihei, and Noboru Zinbô. "Molluscan fossils from the Simaziri beds of Okinawa-zima, Ryukyu Islands." (1936).
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