Raphitoma cordieri

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

Subspecies

• Raphitoma cordieri hirta Monterosato
• Raphitoma cordieri hispida Monterosato

Raphitoma cordieri
Shell of Raphitoma cordieri (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Raphitoma
Species:	R. cordieri
Binomial name
Raphitoma cordieri (Payraudeau, 1826)
Synonyms[1]
Clathurella cordieri (Payraudeau, 1826) Clathurella dollfusi Locard, 1886 Cordieria cordieri Monterosato, 1884 Defrancia cordieri Paetel, 1888 Homotoma cordieri Brugnone, 1880 Pleurotoma cordieri Payraudeau, 1826 (original combination) Pleurotoma elegans Blainville, 1829 (dubious synonym) Pleurotoma (Defrancia) cordieri Monterosato, 1875 Raphitoma decorata Locard, 1892 Raphitoma dollfusi Locard, 1886 Raphitoma lineare Réquien, 1848 Raphitoma radula Monterosato, 1884 Raphitoma syracusanum Blainville, 1829

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 20 mm.

The turreted shell is easily recognized by its ribs which, like the transverse striations, are elevated and somewhat lamellous. The color is either black or brown, mixed with white or entirely pink. The seven whorls are convex. The outer lip is wrinkled. The transverse striations extend as far as the columella. The siphonal canal is short and straight.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and off Senegal