Glyphostoma dentiferum
Appearance
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
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Binomial name | |
Glyphostoma dentiferum Gabb, 1872
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Glyphostoma dentiferum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clathurellidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 32 mm.
Distribution
[edit]Glyphostoma dentiferum can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from Alabama to the Florida Keys and Panama.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- "Glyphostoma dentiferum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.