Raphitoma concinna
| Raphitoma concinna | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. concinna |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma concinna (Scacchi, 1836) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Raphitoma concinna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 12 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea (along Apulia and Greece) and in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores.
References
- 1 2 Raphitoma concinna (Scacchi, 1836). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 January 2011.
- Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
- Terlizzi, A.; Scuderi, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Anderson, M.J. (2005). Quantifying effects of pollution on biodiversity: a case study of highly diverse molluscan assemblages in the Mediterranean. Mar. Biol. 148(2): 293-305
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Marine Benthic Fauna List, Læsø, Denmark
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