Glyphostoma pilsbryi

Glyphostoma pilsbryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]

Glyphostoma pilsbryi
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G. pilsbryi
Binomial name
Glyphostoma pilsbryi
Schwengel, 1940

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

G. pilsbryi can be found from the eastern coast of Florida to Campeche Bank.[3] The minimum recorded depth is 91 m. The maximum recorded depth is 183 m.[4]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Glyphostoma pilsbryi Schwengel, 1940. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
  3. Felder, Darryl L. & Sylvia A. Earle. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 663.
  4. "Glyphostoma pilsbryi". Gulfbase. Retrieved 2 September 2020.


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