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Glyphostoma
Sign in to saveGlyphostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyClathurellidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 706
- With media
- 60
- Family
- Clathurellidae
- Collections
- UF, IGL-UNAM, PRI, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ANSP
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Ecuador, New Caledonia, Panama
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Clathurellidae
- Image
- Glyphostoma rostrata 002.jpg
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- taxon name
- Glyphostoma
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Glyphostoma
- topic's main category
- Category:Glyphostoma
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Glyphostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.
==Description== The shell has a fusiform shape. The siphonal canal is rather long. The genus is characterized by a very heavy outer lip, which is strongly rugose within. The inner lip is more or less wrinkled.
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