# Raphitoma eberti

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Extinct species of gastropod

Raphitoma eberti Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Superfamily: Conoidea Family: Raphitomidae Genus: Raphitoma Species: †R. eberti Binomial name †Raphitoma eberti A. von Koenen, 1894

***Raphitoma eberti*** is an extinct [species](/source/Species) of [sea snail](/source/Sea_snail), a marine [gastropod](/source/Gastropod) [mollusc](/source/Mollusc) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Raphitomidae](/source/Raphitomidae).[1] 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](/source/Raphitomidae), a family known for predatory behavior and well-defined shell ornamentation.[2]

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## Distribution

Fossils of ***Raphitoma eberti*** have been recovered from [Eocene](/source/Eocene) deposits in [Dnipropetrovsk](/source/Dnipro), Ukraine. These strata are dated to the middle to late Eocene, a time of active marine diversification in the Tethyan and Paratethyan basins.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Worldwide Mollusc Species Database: *Raphitoma eberti*](http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/6482000151.htm)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BiodiversityJournal_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BiodiversityJournal_2-1) Borghi, E., Dell'Angelo, B., & Tabanelli, C. (2016). Notes on some Eocene molluscs from the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. *Biodiversity Journal*, 7(1): 103–115. [\[1\]](https://www.biodiversityjournal.com/pdf/7(1)_103-115.pdf)

- 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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