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Raphitoma baudoni

extinct species of gastropod

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 11, 2026
Entity authorityQ85795922 ↗
Source-derived summary

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

Distribution

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

References

Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1913 Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2, p. pl. 46–65

Le Renard (J.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 1995 Révision des Mollusques paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. 2 - Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana, t. 3, vol. 3, p.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Raphitoma baudoni” as extinct species of gastropod. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Raphitoma, baudoni and extinct.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1913, 1995—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Raphitoma, baudoni and extinct providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Raphitoma baudoni”, the useful work is to connect “extinct species of gastropod” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q85795922. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1913 and 1995.

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This entry incorporates text from “Raphitoma baudoni” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.