{{Short description|Extinct species of gastropod}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Speciesbox |taxon = Raphitoma eberti |extinct = yes |image = |image_caption = |authority = A. von Koenen, 1894 |synonyms_ref = |synonyms = |display_parents = 3 }}
'''''Raphitoma eberti''''' is an extinct [[species]] of [[sea snail]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusc]] in the [[Family (taxonomy)|family]] [[Raphitomidae]].<ref>[http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/6482000151.htm Worldwide Mollusc Species Database: ''Raphitoma eberti'']</ref> It was originally described by von Koenen in 1894 and is known exclusively from fossil material.
==Description== The shell of '''''Raphitoma eberti''''' reaches a length of approximately 7 mm. Like other members of its genus, it is characterized by a slender, elongated profile with pronounced spiral sculpture and axial ribs, creating a finely reticulate surface.
The aperture is narrow, and the siphonal canal is moderately extended. These features are typical of [[Raphitomidae]], a family known for predatory behavior and well-defined shell ornamentation.<ref name="BiodiversityJournal">Borghi, E., Dell'Angelo, B., & Tabanelli, C. (2016). Notes on some Eocene molluscs from the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. ''Biodiversity Journal'', 7(1): 103–115. [https://www.biodiversityjournal.com/pdf/7(1)_103-115.pdf]</ref> {{Expand section|date=December 2019}}
==Distribution== Fossils of '''''Raphitoma eberti''''' have been recovered from [[Eocene]] deposits in [[Dnipro|Dnipropetrovsk]], Ukraine. These strata are dated to the middle to late Eocene, a time of active marine diversification in the Tethyan and Paratethyan basins.<ref name="BiodiversityJournal" />
==References== {{Reflist}} * Koenen, A. von 1894: ''Das Norddeutsche Unter-Oligocän und seine Mollusken-Fauna''. Abh. geol. Spec.-Karte Preuss. u. Thüring. Staat. 10 (6), 1250–1392
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Raphitoma Eberti}} [[Category:Raphitoma|eberti]] [[Category:Gastropods described in 1894]]