Raphitoma cordieri

Raphitoma cordieri
	Shell of Raphitoma cordieri (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Raphitoma
Species:	R. cordieri
Binomial name
	Raphitoma cordieri; (Payraudeau, 1826)
Synonyms
	Clathurella cordieri (Payraudeau, 1826); Clathurella dollfusi Locard, 1886; Cordieria cordieri Monterosato, 1884; Defrancia cordieri Paetel, 1888; Homotoma cordieri Brugnone, 1880; Pleurotoma cordieri Payraudeau, 1826 (original combination); Pleurotoma elegans Blainville, 1829 (dubious synonym); Pleurotoma (Defrancia) cordieri Monterosato, 1875; Raphitoma decorata Locard, 1892; Raphitoma dollfusi Locard, 1886; Raphitoma lineare Réquien, 1848; Raphitoma radula Monterosato, 1884; Raphitoma syracusanum Blainville, 1829;

Raphitoma cordieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Subspecies

Raphitoma cordieri hirta Monterosato
Raphitoma cordieri hispida Monterosato

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 20 mm.

The turreted shell is easily recognized by its ribs which, like the transverse striations, are elevated and somewhat lamellous. The color is either black or brown, mixed with white or entirely pink. The seven whorls are convex. The outer lip is wrinkled. The transverse striations extend as far as the columella. The siphonal canal is short and straight.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and off Senegal

References

^ ^a ^b Raphitoma cordieri (Payraudeau, 1826). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
^ Payraudeau B. C. (1826). Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des Annelides et des Mollusques de l'île de Corse. Paris, 218 pp. + 8 p

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

Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
Locard A. (1886). Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusque marins. Lyon, H. Georg & Paris, Baillière : pp. X + 778
Blainville H. M. (D. de) (1828-1830). Malacozoaires ou Animaux Mollusques. [in Faune Française. Levrault, Paris 320 p., 48 pl. [livr. 18 (1828), p. 1-80; livr. 2 (1829), p. 81-176; livr. 23 (1829), p. 177-240; livr. 28 (1830), p. 241-320]
Natural History Museum, Rotterdam: Raphitoma cordieri

[WoRMS-1] Raphitoma cordieri (Payraudeau, 1826). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

[2] Payraudeau B. C. (1826). Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des Annelides et des Mollusques de l'île de Corse. Paris, 218 pp. + 8 p

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