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Glyphostoma scalarinum

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 9 mm. The shell is whitish, with a narrow chestnut or chocolate sutural band, and another below the middle of the body whorl only.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, Réunion; in the Central Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. ^ Glyphostoma scalarinum (Deshayes, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
  2. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 296; 1884 (described as Clathurella scalarina)
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

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Glyphostoma scalarinum: Brief Summary

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Glyphostoma scalarinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.

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