''Raphitoma striolaris'' is an extinct

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of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the

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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 ...

.MNHN, Paris: ''Raphitoma striolaris''
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Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm. Spire scalariform; whorls separated by a deep, undulating suture; subsutural ramp adorned with whitish commas (''« albo-virgulatae »'' in Monterosato); sculpture made of few, sharp, raised spiral ridges running upon even fewer radial costae, giving the shell a clathrate appearance. Shallow water, north of the harbor, east of the bridge, along the Avenue des Étangs, Frontignan-plage, Occitania. Original picture provided by J. Renoult for iNaturalist (CC BY-NC).

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in

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strata in

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References

* Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1913 Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2, p. pl. 46-65 * Le Renard (J.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 1995 Révision des Mollusques paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. 2 - Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana, t. 3, vol. 3, p. 65-132

External links

Natural History Museum, Rotterdam: Raphitoma striolaris
striolaris Gastropods described in 1837 {{Raphitomidae-stub