Raphitoma symmetrica
Raphitoma symmetrica is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Raphitoma symmetrica | |
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Shell of † Raphitoma symmetrica (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Raphitoma |
Species: | †R. symmetrica |
Binomial name | |
†Raphitoma symmetrica (Reeve, 1846) | |
Description
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Miocene strata on Martinique.
References
- Cossmann (M.), 1913 Étude comparative de fossiles miocéniques recueillis à la Martinique et à l'Isthme de Panama. Journal de Conchyliologie, t. 61, vol. 1, p. 1-64
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