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Raphitoma ferroviae

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Raphitoma ferroviae
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. ferroviae
Binomial name
Raphitoma ferroviae
(Cossmann, 1923)
Synonyms

Turricula (Crenaturricula) dentata ferroviae (Cossmann, 1923)

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

Description

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The length of the shell reaches 13 mm (0.51 in).

Distribution

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Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Eocene strata in Aquitaine, France

References

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  1. ^ "WMSD – Worldwide Mollusc Species Database – Raphitoma ferroviae". bagniliggia.it. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  • Cossmann, M., and G. O’Gorman. "Le gisement cuisien de Gan (Basses-Pyrénées)." Cossmann, Pau (1923).
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