Glyphostoma candida
| Glyphostoma candida | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing of Glyphostoma candida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clathurellidae[1] |
| Genus: | Glyphostoma |
| Species: | G. candida |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphostoma candida (Hinds, 1843) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Clavatula candida Hinds, 1843 | |
Glyphostoma candida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 14 mm. The ribs are rather broad and rounded. The revolving striae are only white at the base. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Panama.
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.
- 1 2 Glyphostoma candida (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 August 2011.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 273; 1884 (described as Mangilia candida)
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