Glyphostoma dentiferum
Species of gastropod
Glyphostoma dentiferum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Clathurellidae |
Genus: | Glyphostoma |
Species: | G. dentiferum |
Binomial name | |
Glyphostoma dentiferum Gabb, 1872 |
Glyphostoma dentiferum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clathurellidae.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 32 mm.
Distribution
Glyphostoma dentiferum can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from Alabama to the Florida Keys and Panama.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links
- "Glyphostoma dentiferum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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