Glyphostoma dentiferum
Glyphostoma dentiferum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 32 mm.
Distribution
G. dentiferum can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from Alabama to the Florida Keys and Panama.[3]
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 dentiferum Gabb, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 August 2011.
- Felder, Darryl L. & Sylvia A. Earle. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 663.
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