Raphitoma histrix explained

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.^[1]

Distribution

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

References

• 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

Notes and References

1. Christopher Taylor, (6/9/2014). Raphitoma Histrix. Received from http://coo.fieldofscience.com/2014/06/raphitoma-hystrix.html