Raphitoma pulchra explained

Raphitoma pulchra is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell reaches 8 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Miocene strata in Aquitaine, France.

References

• Peyrot, A. (1931) Conchologie néogénique de l'Aquitaine (suite). Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, 83, 5–116, 9 pls.

Notes and References

1. http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/6516000097.htm Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Raphitoma pulchra