Rapturella globulina

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Phylum:Mollusca
Superfamily:Acteonoidea
Family:Acteonidae
Rapturella globulina
Shell of Rapturella globulina (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Rapturella
Species:
R. globulina
Binomial name
Rapturella globulina
(Forbes, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Liocarenus globulinus (Forbes, 1844)
  • Tornatella globulina Forbes, 1844 (original combination)

Rapturella globulina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]

The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 18 mm.

The white shell is globose. The spire is short. The shell contains four whorls, spirally striated, the striae are numerous and simple. The aperture is pyriform. The columella is thickened.[2]

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