Raphitoma spadiana

Raphitoma skylla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Raphitoma spadiana
Shell of Raphitoma spadiana (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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. spadiana
Binomial name
Raphitoma spadiana
Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2012

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off the Lipari Islands, Italy

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma spadiana Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596316 on 2019-12-19
  • Pusateri F., Giannuzzi-Savelli R. & Oliverio M. 2012. A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitominae 1: On the sibling species Raphitoma contigua (Monterosato, 1884) and Raphitoma spadiana n. sp. (Gastropoda, Conoidea). Iberus, 30(1): 41-52
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