Raphitoma histrix

Raphitoma histrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Raphitoma
Species:	R. histrix
Binomial name
	Raphitoma histrix; Bellardi, 1847
Synonyms
	† Defrancia histrix Jeffreys, 1856; † Echion histrix Monter., 1872; † Mangelia histrix Forest., 1868; †Pleurotoma hystrix de Cristofori & Jan, 1832 (nomen nudum); † Pleurotoma spinulosa Cont., 1864;

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

Raphitoma histrix was first described as a fossil from the Pliocene of north-western Italy, though the name had also been used for shells from both the Mediterranean and western Africa.²

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in Italy.

References

Raphitoma histrix Bellardi, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
Christopher Taylor, (6/9/2014). Raphitoma Histrix. Received from http://coo.fieldofscience.com/2014/06/raphitoma-hystrix.html

Giannuzzi-Savelli R., Pusateri F. & Bartolini S. (2018). A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) 5: loss of planktotrophy and pairs of species, with the description of four new species. Bollettino Malacologico. 54, supplement 11: 1-77

External links

Bellardi L. (1847). Monografia delle Pleurotome fossili del Piemonte. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino. 9(2): 531-650, 4 pls

[WoRMS-1] Raphitoma histrix Bellardi, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

[2] Christopher Taylor, (6/9/2014). Raphitoma Histrix. Received from http://coo.fieldofscience.com/2014/06/raphitoma-hystrix.html

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