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Glyphostoma dentiferum

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Glyphostoma dentiferum
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

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Glyphostoma dentiferum can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from Alabama to the Florida Keys and Panama.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Glyphostoma dentiferum Gabb, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 August 2011.
  2. ^ Felder, Darryl L. & Sylvia A. Earle. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 663.
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  • "Glyphostoma dentiferum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.