Raphitoma eberti

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

Raphitoma eberti
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. eberti
Binomial name
Raphitoma eberti
A. von Koenen, 1894

Description

The shell reaches a length of 7 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Eocene strata in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.

References

  • Koenen, A. von 1894: Das Norddeutsche Unter-Oligocän und seine Mollusken-Fauna. Abh. geol. Spec.-Karte Preuss. u. Thüring. Staat. 10 (6), 1250–1392
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