Raphitoma pycnum
Extinct species of gastropod
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Raphitoma pycnum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Raphitoma pycnum | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Raphitoma pycnum (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Raphitoma |
| Species: | R. pycnum |
| Binomial name | |
| Raphitoma pycnum Lozouet, 1999 | |
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Oligocene strata in Southwest France.
