''Raphitoma echinata'' 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 ...
.
;Subspecies:
* ''Raphitoma echinata pumila''
Monterosato, 1890
Description
The shell length varies between 12 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea along
Apulia
it, Pugliese
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Greece, and the
Balearic Islands
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. They are also found north of the
Hebrides and in the North Sea.
As they occupy the coasts and the former
Doggerland, it can be ascertained that Raphitoma echinata enjoy shallow waters.
References
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Marine Benthic Fauna List, Læsø, Denmark
External links
*
Brocchi G.B. (1814). ''Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente.'' Milano. Vol. 1: i-lxxx, 1-56, 1-240; vol. 2: 241-712, 16 plsBellardi L. (1877), I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria /Locard A. (1891). ''Les coquilles marines des côtes de France.'' Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 37: 1-385
echinata
Gastropods described in 1814
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