Glyptaesopus xenicus

Glyptaesopus xenicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Glyptaesopus
Species: G. xenicus
Binomial name
Glyptaesopus xenicus
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
Synonyms[1]

Aesopus xenicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Glyptaesopus xenicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell grows to a length of 6 mm to 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.

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