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)[1]
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.

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