''Raphitoma eberti'' is an extinct species of

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, 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 ...

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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 ...

.Worldwide Mollusc Species Database: ''Raphitoma eberti''
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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

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, Ukraine.

References

* Koenen, A. von 1894: ''Das Norddeutsche Unter-Oligocän und seine Mollusken-Fauna''. Abh. geol. Spec.-Karte Preuss. u. Thüring. Staat. 10 (6), 1250–1392 {{DEFAULTSORT:Raphitoma Eberti eberti Gastropods described in 1894