Glyphostoma rostrata
Glyphostoma rostrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]
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| Apertural view of Glyphostoma rostrata | |
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| Species: | G. rostrata |
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| Glyphostoma rostrata Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001 | |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 and 30 millimetres (0.79 and 1.18 in).
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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