Pseudorhaphitoma epistomifer
Pseudorhaphitoma epistomifer is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Pseudorhaphitoma epistomifer | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorhaphitoma |
| Species: | P. epistomifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorhaphitoma epistomifer Kilburn, 1993 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 4.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine genus occurs off Northern Natal and Western Transkei, South Africa.
References
- WoRMS (2017). Pseudorhaphitoma epistomifer Kilburn, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434779 on 2018-01-03
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Pseudorhaphitoma epistomifer". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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