Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Neogastropoda > Superfamily Conoidea > Family Raphitomidae > Genus Raphitoma

Raphitoma alternans (Monterosato, 1884)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Raphitoma*	Bellardi, 1847	accepted genus name
*Cordieria*	Monterosato, 1884	junior homonym
*Homotoma*	Bellardi, 1875	junior homonym
*Cyrtoides*	F. Nordsieck, 1968	synonym
*Peratotoma*	G. F. Harris & Burrows, 1891	synonym
*Philbertia*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Raphitoma (Cyrtoides)*	F. Nordsieck, 1968	synonym
*Raphitoma (Philbertia)*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Raphitoma (Raphitoma)*	Bellardi, 1848	synonym

Species group names

*Philbertia alternans*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
additional source	Giannuzzi-Savelli, R.; Pusateri, F.; Bartolini, S. (2018). A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) 5: loss of planktotrophy and pairs of species, with the description of four new species. Bollettino Malacologico. 54, supplement 11: 1-77.
additional source	Pusateri, F.; Giannuzzi-savelli, R.; Oliverio, M. (2012). A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitominae 1: On the sibling species Raphitoma contigua (Monterosato, 1884) and Raphitoma spadiana n. sp (Gastropoda, Conoidea). Iberus. 30(1): 41-52.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Raphitoma alternans (Monterosato, 1884). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139355