Clypeostoma elongatum

Clypeostoma elongatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Seguenzioidea
Family:	Chilodontidae
Genus:	Clypeostoma
Species:	C. elongatum
Binomial name
	Clypeostoma elongatum; (Vilvens, 2001)
Synonyms
	Agathodonta elongata Vilvens, 2001

Clypeostoma elongatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae (formerly in the family Trochidae, the top snails).^[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Indonesia.

References

^ Vilvens (2001). Novapex 2 (2) : 57-60. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.
^ Clypeostoma elongatum Vilvens, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 March 2013.

Vilvens C. (2001). Description of a new species of Agathodonta (Gastropoda: Trochidae: Eucyclinae: Chilodontini) from Indonesia and the Philippine Islands. Novapex 2(2): 57-60
Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Gastropods.com: Clypeostoma elongata

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[1] Vilvens (2001). Novapex 2 (2) : 57-60. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Clypeostoma elongatum Vilvens, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 March 2013.

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