Raphitoma natalensis
Raphitoma natalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Raphitoma natalensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Raphitoma |
Species: | R. natalensis |
Binomial name | |
Raphitoma natalensis (Barnard, 1958) | |
Synonyms | |
Philbertia natalensis Barnard, 1958 |
Description
The shell reaches a length of 5 mm and its diameter of 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa.
References
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
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