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Raphitoma melitis

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Species of gastropod

Raphitoma melitis
Shell of Raphitoma melitis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species: R. melitis
Binomial name
Raphitoma melitis
Kontadakis & Mbazios, 2019

Raphitoma melitis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Aegean Sea

References

  1. Manousis, C. et al, 2018. The family Raphitomidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) in the Greek Seas with the description of two new species; Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki, 2018
  2. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma melitis Kontadakis & Mbazios, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288827 on 2019-12-18
  • Kontadakis C., Mbazios G., Polyzoulis G. & Manousis T. (2019). Two new species of Raphitoma (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae) from the Greek Seas. Xenophora Taxonomy. 25: 26-36.

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Taxon identifiers
Raphitoma melitis
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