Raphitoma michaudi
Raphitoma michaudi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Raphitoma michaudi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. michaudi |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma michaudi (Bellardi, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Homotoma michaudi Bellardi, 1877 | |
Description
The length of the shell reaches 14 mm, its diameter 6.5 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Lower Pliocene strata in Italy
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