Raphitoma striolaris


Raphitoma striolaris is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.
Spire scalariform; whorls separated by a deep, undulating suture; subsutural ramp adorned with whitish commas ; sculpture made of few, sharp, raised spiral ridges running upon even fewer radial costae, giving the shell a clathrate appearance. Shallow water, north of the harbor, east of the bridge, along the Avenue des Étangs, Frontignan-plage, Occitania. Original picture provided by J. Renoult for iNaturalist.

Distribution

Fossils of this extinct marine species were found in Eocene strata in France.