Raphitoma dempsta

Raphitoma dempsta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Raphitomidae
Genus:Raphitoma
Species: R. dempsta
Binomial name
Raphitoma dempsta
(A.A. Gould, 1860)
Synonyms

Mangelia dempsta A.A. Gould, 1860

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the South China Seas.

References

  1. Gould, A. A. Descriptions of shells collected in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition1860. under Captains Ringgold and Rodgers. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1859-1860 vol.7 p. 340


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