# Raphitoma sophiae

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Species of gastropod

Raphitoma sophiae Shell of Raphitoma sophiae (specimen at MNHN, Paris) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Superfamily: Conoidea Family: Raphitomidae Genus: Raphitoma Species: R. sophiae Binomial name Raphitoma sophiae Kontadakis & Polyzoulis, 2019

***Raphitoma sophiae*** 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][2]

## Description

The length of the shell reaches 15.5 mm, its diameter 6.5 mm.

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## Distribution

This marine species occurs in the [Aegean Sea](/source/Aegean_Sea) and in the [Sea of Crete](/source/Sea_of_Crete).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Manousis, C. et al, 2018. The family Raphitomidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) in the Greek Seas with the description of two new species; Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki, 2018](https://jbiolres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40709-018-0085-3)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WoRMS_2-0)** MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma sophiae Kontadakis & Polyzoulis, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288829](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288829) on 2019-12-18

- Kontadakis C., Mbazios G., Polyzoulis G. & Manousis T. (2019). *Two new species of Raphitoma (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae) from the Greek Seas.* Xenophora Taxonomy. 25: 26–36.

## External links

- [Biolib.cz: *Raphitoma sophiae*](https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id367949/)

Taxon identifiers Raphitoma sophiae Wikidata: Q85796041 CoL: 7SZHD GBIF: 10513482 Open Tree of Life: 7953464 WoRMS: 1288829

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