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Raphitoma radula

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Raphitoma radula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
R. radula
Binomial name
Raphitoma radula
(Monterosato, 1884)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cordieria radula Monterosato, 1884 (original combination)
  • Clathurella radula de Monterosato, Locard, 1886
  • Raphitoma reticulata radula Nordsieck, 1968
  • Raphitoma echinata cordieri form d (radula) Monterosato, Nordsieck, 1977

Raphitoma radula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 19 mm, its diameter between 4 mm and 8 mm.

The shell of Raphitoma radula is typically small to medium-sized, with a slender and elongated shape. It has a pointed apex and a sculptured surface with distinctive spiral grooves or ridges. The coloration and pattern on the shell can vary, often featuring a combination of different shades or markings.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Central Mediterranean Sea off Palermo, Sicily; off France, Croatia and Algeria.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma radula (Monterosato, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881516 on 2019-12-09
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  • Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp
  • Gastropods.com: Raphitoma (pupoides
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli, Francesco Pusateri, Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli, Riccardo Giannuzzi: A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae, 3: on the Raphitoma pupoides (Monterosato, 1884) complex, with the description of a new species (Mollusca Gastropoda); Biodiversity Journal, 2016, 7 (1): 103–115