Raphitoma eberti

Raphitoma eberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
†R. eberti
Binomial name
†Raphitoma eberti
A. von Koenen, 1894

Raphitoma eberti is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The shell of Raphitoma eberti reaches a length of 7 mm.They are characterized by their slender, elongated shells with distinct spiraled ridges or sculpture.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Eocene strata in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.

References

  1. ^ Worldwide Mollusc Species Database: Raphitoma eberti
  • Koenen, A. von 1894: Das Norddeutsche Unter-Oligocän und seine Mollusken-Fauna. Abh. geol. Spec.-Karte Preuss. u. Thüring. Staat. 10 (6), 1250–1392