Raphitoma bernardoi
Raphitoma bernardoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Raphitoma bernardoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. bernardoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma bernardoi Rolán, Otero-Schmitt & Fernandes, 1998 | |
Description
The length of the shell reaches a length of 11 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Ghana to Angola; off the Cape Verdes.
References
- Raphitoma bernardoi Rolán, Otero-Schmitt & Fernandes, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
- MNHN, Paris: holotype
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Rolán E., Otero-Schmitt J. & Fernandes F. (1998) The family Turridae s. l. (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) in Angola (West Africa). 1. Subfamily Daphnellinae. Iberus, 16: 95–118
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