Raphitoma alida explained

Raphitoma alida is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell reaches a length of 17.1 mm and a diameter of 7 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found on Sicily, Italy

External links

• Pusateri F., Giannuzzi-Savelli R. & Bartolini S. (2016). A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae, 3: on the Raphitoma pupoides (Monterosato, 1884) complex, with the description of a new species (Mollusca Gastropoda). Biodiversity Journal. 7(1): 103-115
• Barrientos, Z. (2019). A new genus of semislugs (Stylommatophora, Euconulidae) from Costa Rica and a review of the genus Velifera (Stylommatophora, Euconulidae). Revista de Biología Tropical. 67(6): 1313-1358

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma alida Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881515 on 2019-11-30