Raphitoma bracteata

Raphitoma bracteata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Raphitoma bracteata
Original image of a shell of Raphitoma bracteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Raphitoma
Species:	R. bracteata
Binomial name
Raphitoma bracteata (Pallary, 1904)
Synonyms
Homotoma bracteata Pallary, 1904 (original combination) Philbertia bracteata (Pallary, 1904) Raphitoma (Cyrtoides) bracteata Nordsieck, 1968

Description

The shell reaches a length of 13 mm, and a diameter of 6 mm.

The subfusiform, turreted, white shell has a pointed spire. It contains 6 whorls, of which only 1½ whorl in the protoconch. The subsequent whorls are convex with axial, close and elevated ribs and elevated, decurrent, parallel threads, forming nodules on the cross-points. The suture is impressed. The body whorl is ventrose. The subovate aperture measures half the length of the shell. The columella is slightly twisted at its base. The open siphonal canal is very short. The outer lip is rounded, very convex, incrassate inwards and ending in a V-shape sinus at its top.

Distribution

The holotype of this marine species was found off Tunisia.