Raphitoma
Encyclopedia
Raphitoma is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Conidae.
, and in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde
, West Africa
and Angola
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Conidae.
Distribution
This genus is distributed in European waters, in the northern part of the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
, and in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
, West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
and Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
.
Species
Species within the genus Raphitoma include:- Raphitoma aequalisRaphitoma aequalisRaphitoma aequalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Jeffreys, 1867) - Raphitoma alternansRaphitoma alternansRaphitoma alternans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Monterosato, 1884) - Raphitoma arnoldiRaphitoma arnoldiRaphitoma arnoldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Pallary, 1904 - Raphitoma asperrimaRaphitoma asperrimaRaphitoma asperrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Brown, 1827) - Raphitoma atropurpureaRaphitoma atropurpureaRaphitoma atropurpurea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Locard & Caziot, 1900) - Raphitoma bedoyaiRaphitoma bedoyaiRaphitoma bedoyai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Rolan et al, 1998 - Raphitoma bernardoiRaphitoma bernardoiRaphitoma bernardoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Rolán, Otero-Schmitt & Fernandes, 1998 - Raphitoma bicolorRaphitoma bicolorRaphitoma bicolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Risso, 1826) - Raphitoma bofillianaRaphitoma bofillianaRaphitoma bofilliana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Sulliotti, 1889) - Raphitoma bracteataRaphitoma bracteataRaphitoma bracteata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Pallary, 1904) - Raphitoma christfriediRaphitoma christfriediRaphitoma christfriedi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Rolan et al, 1998 - Raphitoma columnaeRaphitoma columnaeRaphitoma columnae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Scacchi, 1835) - Raphitoma concinnaRaphitoma concinnaRaphitoma concinna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae.-Distribution:This species is distributed in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores.-References:* Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E....
(Scacchi, 1836) - Raphitoma corbisRaphitoma corbisRaphitoma corbis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Potiez, 1838) - Raphitoma cordieriRaphitoma cordieriRaphitoma cordieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Payraudeau, 1826) - Raphitoma corimbensisRaphitoma corimbensisRaphitoma corimbensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Rolán, Otero-Schmitt & Fernandes, 1998 - Raphitoma curtaRaphitoma curtaRaphitoma curta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Fenaux, 1942 - Raphitoma cylindraceaRaphitoma cylindraceaRaphitoma cylindracea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Locard & Caziot, 1900) - Raphitoma densaRaphitoma densaRaphitoma densa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Monterosato, 1884) - Raphitoma divaeRaphitoma divaeRaphitoma divae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Carrozza, 1984 - Raphitoma echinataRaphitoma echinataRaphitoma echinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae.-Distribution:This species is distributed in European waters from Norway to Madeira and in the Mediterranean Sea along Apulia and Greece.-References:...
(Brocchi, 1814) - Raphitoma elegansRaphitoma elegansRaphitoma elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Donovan, 1804) - Raphitoma erroneaRaphitoma erroneaRaphitoma erronea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Monterosato, 1884) - Raphitoma histrixRaphitoma histrixRaphitoma histrix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Bellardi, 1847 - Raphitoma horridaRaphitoma horridaRaphitoma horrida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Monterosato, 1884) - Raphitoma intermediaRaphitoma intermediaRaphitoma intermedia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Nordsieck, 1968 - Raphitoma kabuliRaphitoma kabuliRaphitoma kabuli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Rolan et al, 1998 - Raphitoma laviaeRaphitoma laviaeRaphitoma laviae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Philippi, 1844) - Raphitoma leufroyiRaphitoma leufroyiRaphitoma leufroyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Michaud, 1827) - Raphitoma linearisRaphitoma linearisRaphitoma linearis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Montagu, 1803) - Raphitoma lineolataRaphitoma lineolataRaphitoma lineolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Bucquoy, Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1883) - Raphitoma mirabilisRaphitoma mirabilisRaphitoma mirabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Pallary, 1904) - Raphitoma niveaRaphitoma niveaRaphitoma nivea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Monterosato, 1875) - Raphitoma pallaryiRaphitoma pallaryiRaphitoma pallaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Nordsieck, 1977 - Raphitoma papillosaRaphitoma papillosaRaphitoma papillosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Pallary, 1904) - Raphitoma philbertiRaphitoma philbertiRaphitoma philberti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Michaud, 1829) - Raphitoma pruinosaRaphitoma pruinosaRaphitoma pruinosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Pallary, 1906) - Raphitoma pseudohystrixRaphitoma pseudohystrixRaphitoma pseudohystrix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Sykes, 1906) - Raphitoma pupoidesRaphitoma pupoidesRaphitoma pupoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Monterosato, 1884) - Raphitoma purpureaRaphitoma purpureaRaphitoma purpurea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Montagu, 1803) - Raphitoma servainiRaphitoma servainiRaphitoma servaini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Locard, 1891) - Raphitoma tomentosaRaphitoma tomentosaRaphitoma tomentosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Nordsieck, 1968 - Raphitoma villariaRaphitoma villariaRaphitoma villaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2008 - Raphitoma volutellaRaphitoma volutellaRaphitoma volutella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Kiener, 1840) - Raphitoma zelotypaRaphitoma zelotypaRaphitoma zelotypa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Rolan et al, 1998