Raphitoma pulchra
Raphitoma pulchra is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Raphitoma pulchra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma pulchra (M.A. Peyrot, 1931 ) | |
Description
The length of the shell reaches 8 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Miocene strata in Aquitaine, France.
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References
- Peyrot, A. (1931) Conchologie néogénique de l'Aquitaine (suite). Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, 83, 5–116, 9 pls.
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