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Raphitoma echinata
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| Raphitoma echinata | |
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| Shells of Raphitoma echinata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. echinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma echinata (Brocchi, 1814)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Raphitoma echinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
- Subspecies
- Raphitoma echinata pumila Monterosato, 1890
Description
[edit]The shell length varies between 12 mm and 20 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea along Apulia, Greece, and the Balearic Islands. They are also found north of the Hebrides and in the North Sea.[2] As they occupy the coasts and the former Doggerland, it can be ascertained that Raphitoma echinata enjoy shallow waters.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Raphitoma echinata (Brocchi, 1814). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Raphitoma echinata (Brocchi, 1814)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Marine Benthic Fauna List, Læsø, Denmark
External links
[edit]- "Raphitoma echinata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- Brocchi G.B. (1814). Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Milano. Vol. 1: i-lxxx, 1-56, 1-240; vol. 2: 241-712, 16 pls
- Bellardi L. (1877), I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria /
- Locard A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 37: 1-385
- Natural History Museum, Rotterdam: Raphitoma echinata
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