Raphitoma linearis sea snail

Raphitoma linearisis commonly referred to as sea snail.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Raphitoma linearis,© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus der Adria

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AphiaID:: 139371

Scientific:: Raphitoma linearis
German:: Schnecke
English:: Sea Snail

Category:: Escargots de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Raphitomidae (Family) > Raphitoma (Genus) > linearis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Montagu, ), 1803

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: 0.35" - 0.47" (0.9cm - 1.2cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Raphitoma aequalis
Raphitoma alida
Raphitoma alternans
Raphitoma arnoldi
Raphitoma atropurpurea
Raphitoma bedoyai
Raphitoma bernardoi
Raphitoma bicolor
Raphitoma bofilliana
Raphitoma bracteata
Raphitoma christfriedi
Raphitoma concinna
Schnecke
Raphitoma contigua
Raphitoma corbis
Raphitoma cordieri
Raphitoma corimbensis
Raphitoma cylindracea
Raphitoma densa
Raphitoma divae
Raphitoma echinata
Raphitoma elegans
Raphitoma erronea
Raphitoma horrida
Raphitoma kabuli
Raphitoma laviae
Raphitoma leufroyi
Raphitoma linearis
Schnecke
Raphitoma lineolata
Raphitoma maculosa
Raphitoma mirabilis
Raphitoma nivea
Raphitoma obesa
Raphitoma pallaryi
Raphitoma papillosa
Raphitoma philberti
Raphitoma pruinosa
Raphitoma pseudohystrix
Raphitoma pupoides
Raphitoma purpurea
Raphitoma radula
Raphitoma servaini
Raphitoma smriglioi
Raphitoma spadiana
Raphitoma tomentosa
Raphitoma villaria
Raphitoma zelotypa

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-11-05 20:12:43
Last edit:: 2013-11-05 20:12:43

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Raphitoma linearis (Montagu, 1803)

Raphitoma linearis is a species of sea snail in the family Raphitomidae. This family includes small to medium-sized sea snails. Raphitoma linearis is a very small sea snail (1 cm in size).
Raphitoma linearis lives under stones.Its more commonly on sand, shell, and gravel bottoms at 10- 200 m depts.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Conoidea (Superfamily) > Raphitomidae (Family) > Raphitoma (Genus)

Scientific paper

Raphitoma Linearis (Montagu, 1803): Murex linearis Montagu, 1803 Defrancia linearis (Montagu, 1803) Philbertia linearis (Montagu, 1803) Pleurotoma linearis (Montagu, 1803), , 1985

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Raphitoma linearis,© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus der Adria

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