Raphitomidae () |
1.9 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 367 - 409 m |
Eastern Indian Ocean: South Australia. |
Shell fusiform-biconical, thin-walled, semi-translucent, smooth with no distinct carina. Protoconch orange, broadly conical, diagonally cancellate whorls. Teleoconch of 6.5 pale cream whorls, suture impressed, whorl porifile convez, with moderate, non-carinate angulation at periphery. Sculpture of regularly spaced, fine, shallow striae, uniformaly pronounced over entire shell surface, and dense collabral growth lines. Aperture elongate, approximately half of shell length; outer lip thin, inner lip whitish, with thin callus, straight. Head wide, cephalic tentacles of median size, cylindrical; small black eyes situated at their bases. Radular teeth of hypodermic type. |
Maximum length and depth range based on type material; to be replaced with a better reference. Known from upper bathyl depths (Ref. 125495). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Type material known from Great Australian Bight, SA (Ref. 125495). O: Ref. 125495. |
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