Raphitoma ganensis explained

Raphitoma ganensis 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.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Eocene strata in Aquitaine, France

References

• Cossmann, M., and G. O’Gorman. "Le gisement cuisien de Gan (Basses-Pyrénées)." Cossmann, Pau (1923).

External links

• MNHN Paris: Turricula (Crenaturricula) dentata ferroviae

Notes and References

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