''Raphitoma horrida'' 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 reaches 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

* Nordsieck F. (1977). ''The Turridae of the European seas.'' Roma: La Conchiglia. 131 pp. * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

External links

Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). ''Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee''. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp

Bucquoy E., Dautzenberg P. & Dollfus G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-40, pls 1-5, February 1882; pp. 41-84, pls 6-10, August 1882; pp. 85-135, pls 11-15, February 1883; pp. 136-196, pls 16-20, August 1883; pp. 197-222, pls 21-25, January 1884; pp. 223-258, pls 26-30, February 1884; pp. 259-298, pls 31-35, August 1884; pp. 299-342, pls 36-40, September 1884; pp. 343-386, pls 41-45, February 1885; pp. 387-418, pls 46-50, August 1885; pp. 419-454, pls 51-60, January 1886; pp. 455-486, pls 56-60, April 1886; pp. 487-570, pls 61-66, October 1886].

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horrida Gastropods described in 1884 {{Raphitomidae-stub