Raphitoma pupoides


Raphitoma pupoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 17 mm.
It stands out at a glance for its pupoid shape and for its very short siphonal canal, a strongly denticled aperture, oblique and obsolete cross-linking, rapid subtraction, tumid evolutions. The conical apex is composed of many rounded corners, the last of which at angled periphery.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Central Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands.