Clypeostoma townsendianum
| Clypeostoma townsendianum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Chilodontaidae |
| Genus: | Clypeostoma |
| Species: | C. townsendianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Clypeostoma townsendianum (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clypeostoma townsendianum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 2 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Gulf of Oman and in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Clypeostoma townsendianum (Melvill & Standen, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=710017 on 2013-04-14
- ^ Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502. (6 November 2012)
External links
[edit]- World Register of Marine Species
- "Clypeostoma townsendianus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.