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.

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.

Distribution

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

References

1 2 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

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 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