Raphitoma concinna

Raphitoma concinna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species: R. concinna
Binomial name
Raphitoma concinna
(Scacchi, 1836)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusus boothii J. Smith, 1839
  • Leufroyia concinna (Scacchi, 1836)
  • Philbertia concinna (Scacchi, 1836)
  • Pleurotoma concinna Scacchi, 1836 (basionym)
  • Raphitoma (Leufroyia) boothii (J. Smith, 1839)

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 12 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea (along Apulia and Greece) and in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores.

References

  1. 1 2 Raphitoma concinna (Scacchi, 1836).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 January 2011.
  • Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
  • Terlizzi, A.; Scuderi, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Anderson, M.J. (2005). Quantifying effects of pollution on biodiversity: a case study of highly diverse molluscan assemblages in the Mediterranean. Mar. Biol. 148(2): 293-305
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Marine Benthic Fauna List, Læsø, Denmark


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