# Raphitoma formosa

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Species of gastropod

Raphitoma formosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Superfamily: Conoidea Family: Raphitomidae Genus: Raphitoma Species: R. formosa Binomial name Raphitoma formosa (Jeffreys, 1867) Synonyms[1] Defrancia reticulata var. formosa Jeffreys, 1867 (basionym)

***Raphitoma formosa*** is a [species](/source/Species) of [sea snail](/source/Sea_snail), a marine [gastropod](/source/Gastropod) [mollusk](/source/Mollusk) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Raphitomidae](/source/Raphitomidae).[1]

## Distribution

This species occurs in the [English Channel](/source/English_Channel) and off [Norway](/source/Norway).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-1) MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma formosa (Jeffreys, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1389490](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1389490) on 2019-12-11

## External links

- [Jeffreys J.G. (1862-1869). *British conchology*. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 \[1862\]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 \[1864\]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 \[1865\]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 \[1867\]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 \[1869\]. London, van Voorst](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187)

- [Fassio, G.; Russini, V.; Pusateri, F.; Giannuzzi-Savelli, R.; Høisæter, T.; Puillandre, N.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2019). *An assessment of Raphitoma and allied genera (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae).* Journal of Molluscan Studies](https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyz022)

Taxon identifiers Raphitoma formosa Wikidata: Q85795963 CoL: 7SZGT GBIF: 10740794 WoRMS: 1389490

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