Glyphostoma phalera

Glyphostoma phalera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clathurellidae.[1]

Glyphostoma phalera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Clathurellidae
Genus: Glyphostoma
Species:
G. phalera
Binomial name
Glyphostoma phalera
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms[1]

Mangilia phalera Dall, 1889

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 12.5 mm and 44 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

References

  1. Glyphostoma phalera (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.


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