Raphitoma desmoulinsi

Raphitoma desmoulinsi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Raphitoma desmoulinsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
R. desmoulinsi
Binomial name
Raphitoma desmoulinsi
L.M.D. Bellardi, 1847
Synonyms
  • Belidaphne desmouilinsi (sic) Vera-Peláez, 2002
  • Bellardiella desmoulinsi Sacco, 1904
  • Daphnella (Bellardiella) desmoulinsi Cossmann, 1896
  • Defrancia desmoulinsi Seguenza, 1875
  • Homotoma desmoulinsi Bellardi, 1877
  • Pleurotoma desmoulinsi Studer, 1853
  • Pleurotoma (Bellardiella) desmoulinsi Dollfus, 1906

Description

The length of the shell reaches 15 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Upper Pliocene strata in Emilia, Italy.

References


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