Raphitoma ferroviae

{{Short description|Extinct species of gastropod}}

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|taxon = Raphitoma ferroviae

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|authority = (Cossmann, 1923)

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|synonyms = Turricula (Crenaturricula) dentata ferroviae (Cossmann, 1923)

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Raphitoma ferroviae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.{{cite web|url=http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/6482000153.htm|title=WMSD – Worldwide Mollusc Species Database – Raphitoma ferroviae|website=bagniliggia.it|accessdate=22 December 2019}}

Description

The length of the shell reaches {{convert|13|mm|abbr=on}}.

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Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Eocene strata in Aquitaine, France

References

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  • Cossmann, M., and G. O’Gorman. "Le gisement cuisien de Gan (Basses-Pyrénées)." Cossmann, Pau (1923).