Raphitoma antonjanseni explained

Raphitoma antonjanseni 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 16 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Pliocene strata near Antwerp, Belgium.

References

• Marquet, R. 1998. The Pliocene turrid Gastropods of Belgium. Part 2; Conidae (genera Asthenotoma, Comarmondia, Cytharella, Mangelia, Lusitanops, Raphitoma and Philbertia). Bulletin de ITnstitut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 68: 263–287.

External links

• Tucker . J.K.. 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa. 682. 1–1295. 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.

Notes and References

1. Marquet, Robert, and Frank Wesselingh. "Over de slakken van het Antwerpse Plioceen." Afzettingen 19.3 (1998): 69-70.