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Raphitoma skylla

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Raphitoma skylla
Shell of Raphitoma skylla (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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. skylla
Binomial name
Raphitoma skylla
Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2018

Raphitoma skylla 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 attains 7.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily, Italy

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma skylla Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1301147 on 2019-12-06
  • Giannuzzi-Savelli R., Pusateri F. & Bartolini S. (2018). A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) 5: loss of planktotrophy and pairs of species, with the description of four new species. Bollettino Malacologico. 54, supplement 11: 1-77. page(s): 35-36, figs 38-39B
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