Raphitoma palumbina
Raphitoma palumbina is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Raphitoma palumbina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. palumbina |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma palumbina Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2018 | |
Description
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Lower Pliocene strata in France.
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References
- MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma palumbina Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2018 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1324483 on 2019-12-02
- Ceulemans L., Van Dingenen F. & Landau B.M. (2018). The lower Pliocene gastropods of Le Pigeon Blanc (Loire- Atlantique, northwest France). Part 5 – Neogastropoda (Conoidea) and Heterobranchia (fine). Cainozoic Research. 18(2): 89-176
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