Raphitoma echinata

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

Subspecies

• Raphitoma echinata pumila Monterosato, 1890

Raphitoma echinata
Shells of Raphitoma echinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Raphitoma
Species:	R. echinata
Binomial name
Raphitoma echinata (Brocchi, 1814)
Synonyms[1]
Clathurella septentrionalis Locard, 1891 (dubious synonym) Defrancia reticulata (Renier, 1804) (unavailable name (published in a work rejected by ICZN)) Homotoma reticulata Renier, 1804 Murex echinatus Brocchi, 1814 Murex reticulatus Brocchi, 1814 Murex reticulatus Renier, 1804 (unavailable name under ICZN Opinion 316) Philbertia asperimma Brown, C.T., 1827 Philbertia echinata (Brocchi, 1814) Philbertia reticulata (Renieri, 1804) (published in a paper rejected by ICZN opinion 316) Pleurotoma reticulata (Brocchi, 1814) Raphitoma reticulata Renier, 1804 Raphitoma reticulata Brocchi, 1814 Raphitoma septentrionalis Locard, 1892

Description

The shell length varies between 12 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea along Apulia, Greece, and the Balearic Islands. They are also found north of the Hebrides and in the North Sea.^[2] As they occupy the coasts and the former Doggerland, it can be ascertained that Raphitoma echinata enjoy shallow waters.