Raphitoma oblonga

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

Raphitoma oblonga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Raphitoma
Species:	R. oblonga
Binomial name
Raphitoma oblonga (Jeffreys, 1867)
Synonyms[1]
Clathurella bucquoyi Locard, 1886 Clathurella purpurea var. denseclathrata Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1913 Clathurella servaini Locard, 1891 Defrancia purpurea var. oblonga Jeffreys, 1867 (basionym) Raphitoma servaini (Locard, 1891)

Description

The length varies between 12 mm and 14 mm, and its diameter is between 5 mm and 5.5 mm.

The shell has a fusiform shape and a rather high acuminate spire. The body whorl is bulbous. The whorls are covered with regular longitudinal ribs forming small reticulations when crossed by the spiral riblets. The aperture is oblong. The short siphonal canal is slightly bent. The ground color of the shell is dark brown, sometimes with white spots.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the English Channel.