{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Speciesbox |taxon = Raphitoma azuari |image = Raphitoma azuari (MNHN-IM-2000-35267) 001.jpeg |image_caption = Shell of ''Raphitoma azuari'' (holotype at MNHN, Paris) |authority = Pelorce & Horst, 2020 |synonyms_ref = |synonyms = |display_parents = 3 }}

'''''Raphitoma azuari''''' is a [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusc]] in the [[Family (taxonomy)|family]] [[Raphitomidae]].<ref name="WoRMS">MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma azuari Pelorce & Horst, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1434231 on 2020-05-02</ref>

==Description== The length of the shell attains 12.6&nbsp;mm. The sculpture (relief) of the shell consists of approximately 16 to 20 axial ribs, crossed by 16 to 20 finer spiral cords, with 5 to 7 above the suture. The intersection of these cords forms elongated and pointed nodules, especially on the early whorls, giving the shell a spiny appearance<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raphitoma azuari {{!}} DORIS |url=https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Raphitoma-azuari-Raphitome-d-Azuar-5684 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=doris.ffessm.fr}}</ref>

==Distribution== This marine species was found off France in the [[Mediterranean Sea]].

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== Sources == {{Commons category}} * Pelorce J. & Horst D. (2020). Raphitoma echinata (Brocchi, 1814) et Raphitoma echinata sensu auctores sur la côte méditerranéenne du département des Alpes-Maritimes (France). Xenophora Taxonomy. 28: 28–35.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Raphitoma Azuari}} [[Category:Raphitoma|azuari]] [[Category:Gastropods described in 2020]]

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