Glyphostoma purpurascens
Glyphostoma purpurascens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[1]
| Glyphostoma purpurascens | |
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| Drawing of Glyphostoma purpurascens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Clathurellidae |
| Genus: | Glyphostoma |
| Species: | G. purpurascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphostoma purpurascens (Dunker, 1871) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Clathurella purpurascens Dunker, 1871 | |
Description
The color of the shell is rose-red to violaceous, with a central white band. The outer lip is 5-6 toothed within. The shell has a length of 5 mm.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.
References
- Glyphostoma purpurascens (Dunker, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
- George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 298; 1884 (described as Clathurella purpurascens)
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
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