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Rapturella globulina

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Rapturella globulina
Shell of Rapturella globulina (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

Description

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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]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, the Azores and Cape Verde; in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy and Greece.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Rapturella globulinaÁ. Valdés, 2008". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon, (1893) - Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species ser;1 vol. 15; Philadelphia, Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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