Glyphostoma rugosum
Glyphostoma rugosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Clathurellidae |
| Genus: | Glyphostoma |
| Species: | G. rugosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphostoma rugosum (Mighels, 1845) | |
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Description
The outer lip is thickened and toothed. The anal sinus is large and rather deep. The color of the shell is whitish, with a chestnut band at the suture, obscurely indicated on the middle of the body whorl. The length of the shell is 6.5 mm.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Madagascar.
References
- Glyphostoma rugosum (Mighels, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
- George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 297; 1884 (described as Clathurella rugosa)
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
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