Raphitoma contigua

Raphitoma contigua
Shell of Raphitoma contigua (paralectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Raphitoma
Species:
R. contigua
Binomial name
Raphitoma contigua
(Monterosato, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Clathurella contigua Locard, 1886
  • Defrancia contigua Paetel, 1888
  • Philbertia contigua Monterosato, 1884 (original combination)
  • Philbertia cordieri (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Pleurotomoides (Pleurotomoides) contigua Stolfa Zucchi, 1971
  • Raphitoma purpurea philberti Bucquoy, EJ, Ph. Dautzenberg & GF Dollfus, 1882

Raphitoma contigua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Raphitoma contigua (Monterosato, 1884)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 10 February 2026.