Raphitoma maculosa explained

Raphitoma maculosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

This is a taxon inquirendum. It may be a divergent form of Raphitoma bicolor (Risso, 1826) ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Norway.

References

• Høisæter T. (2016). A taxonomic review of the Norwegian species of Raphitoma (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae). Fauna Norvegica. 36: 9-32

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma maculosa Høisæter, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874162 on 2019-12-16
2. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyz022 Fassio, G.; Russini, V.; Pusateri, F.; Giannuzzi-Savelli, R.; Høisæter, T.; Puillandre, N.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2019). An assessment of Raphitoma and allied genera (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies