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Raphitoma asperata

Raphitoma asperata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.

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Jul 16, 2026
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Raphitoma asperata
Shell and protoconch of Raphitoma asperata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
R. asperata
Binomial name
Raphitoma asperata
Lozouet, 2017

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

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Oligocene strata in Southwest France.

References

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma asperata Lozouet, 2017 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056626 on 2019-11-30
  • Lozouet P. (2017). Les Conoidea de l'Oligocène supérieur (Chattien) du bassin de l'Adour (Sud-Ouest de la France). Cossmanniana. 19: 3–180. page(s): 62–63, pl. 28 figs 18–19, pl. 29 figs 1-6