Glyphostoma scalarinum
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Glyphostoma scalarinum (Deshayes, 1863)
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Glyphostoma scalarinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 9 mm. The shell is whitish, with a narrow chestnut or chocolate sutural band, and another below the middle of the body whorl only.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, Réunion; in the Central Pacific Ocean.
References
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ Glyphostoma scalarinum (Deshayes, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 296; 1884 (described as Clathurella scalarina)
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
External links
- "Etrema (Etremopa) scalarina". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 August 2011.