''Raphitoma brunneofasciata'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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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). . 3 ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma brunneofasciata Pusateri, Giannuzzi-Savelli & Oliverio, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1301601 on 2019-12-07]
References
* Pusateri F., Giannuzzi-Savelli R. & Oliverio M. 2013. A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae 2: On the sibling species Raphitoma lineolata (B.D.D., 1883) and Raphitoma smriglioi n. sp. Iberus, 31(1): 11-20 page(s): 18;
External links
Gastropods.com: ''Raphitoma brunneofasciata''Biolib.cz: ''Raphitoma brunneofasciata''
brunneofasciata
Gastropods described in 2013
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