Raphitoma gabusogana explained

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

Description

The length of the shell reaches 9 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Miocene strata on Okinawa

References

• Nomura, Sitihei, and Noboru Zinbô. "Molluscan fossils from the Simaziri beds of Okinawa-zima, Ryukyu Islands." (1936).

Notes and References

1. Web site: WMSD – Worldwide Mollusc Species Database – Raphitoma gabusogana. bagniliggia.it. 22 December 2019.