Raphitoma ganensis

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

Raphitoma ganensis
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. ganensis
Binomial name
Raphitoma ganensis
(Cossmann, 1923)
Synonyms

Turricula (Crenaturricula) ganensis (Cossmann, 1923)

Description

The length of the shell reaches 9 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Eocene strata in Aquitaine, France

References

  • Cossmann, M., and G. O’Gorman. "Le gisement cuisien de Gan (Basses-Pyrénées)." Cossmann, Pau (1923).


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