Raphitoma nivea

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|taxon = Raphitoma nivea

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|image_caption = Original image of a shell of Raphitoma nivea

|authority = (J. T. Marshall in Sykes, 1906)

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  • Clathurella nivea Monterosato, 1875 (original combination)
  • Defrancia reticulata, var. nivea Monterosato, 1875
  • Pleurotoma {Homotoma) nivea Monterosato, 1878

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Raphitoma nivea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.{{WRMS species|139373|Raphitoma nivea (Monterosato, 1875)||5 April 2010}}

Description

This species has a broad twisted apex of two whorls. It resembles Raphitoma echinata (Brocchi, 1814) (synonym of Raphitoma reticulata Renier, 1804) in size, sculpture, and outlines, but R. echinata has a slender and acute apex of four whorls.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Algeria.

References

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  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.