Glyphostoma rostrata
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Glyphostoma rostrata Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001
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Glyphostoma rostrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 and 30 millimetres (0.79 and 1.18 in).
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and New Caledonia.
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 rostrata Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
External links
- "Glyphostoma rostrata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- MNHN, Paris: Glyphostoma rostrata (holotype)
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