Raphitoma histrix
Extinct species of gastropod
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Raphitoma histrix is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Raphitoma histrix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. histrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma histrix Bellardi, 1847 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[2]
