''Raphitoma maculosa'' is a species of

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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 ...

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''. It may be a divergent form of ''

Raphitoma bicolor ''Raphitoma bicolor'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Roc ...

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Norway.

References

* Høisæter T. (2016). A taxonomic review of the Norwegian species of Raphitoma (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae). Fauna Norvegica. 36: 9-32 maculosa Gastropods described in 2016 {{Raphitomidae-stub