Clypeostoma

Clypeostoma is a genus of mostly small deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae.[2]

Clypeostoma
Shell of Clypeostoma adelon (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Clypeostoma
Herbert, 2012[1]
Type species
Turcica salpinx
Barnard, 1964

Species in this genus were previously categorized under the genus Agathodonta Cossmann, 1918

Species

Species within the genus Clypeostoma include:[2]

References

  • Poppe, G., Tagaro, S. & Dekker, H., 2006. The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippines Islands. Visaya: 1-128, sér. Supplément 2
  • Vilvens C. , 2017. New species and new records of Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) from the Pacific Ocean. Novapex 18: 1-67, sér. HS 11


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