''Raphitoma corbis'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". ''Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 39 ...
.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm, its diameter between 3.4 mm and 4.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the
Mediterranean Sea.
References
* Riccardo Giannuzzi Savelli Francesco Pusateri, Stefano Bartolini: ''A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae (Gastropoda Conoidea), 6: on the Raphitoma corbis (Potiez et Michaud, 1838)''; Biodiversity Journal, 2018, 9 (3): 217–225
External links
Potiez V. L. V. & Michaud A. L. G. (1838-1844). ''Galerie des Mollusques ou catalogue méthodique, descriptif et raisonné des Mollusques et Coquilles du Muséum de Douai.'' Paris, Baillière. Vol. 1: pp. 560 + XXXVLocard A. (1886). ''Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusque marins.'' Lyon, H. Georg & Paris, Baillière : pp. X + 778*
Gastropods.com: ''Raphitoma corbis''
corbis
Gastropods described in 1838
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