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Glyphostoma purpurascens

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Glyphostoma purpurascens
Drawing of Glyphostoma purpurascens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Clathurellidae
Genus: Glyphostoma
Species:
G. purpurascens
Binomial name
Glyphostoma purpurascens
(Dunker, 1871)
Synonyms

Clathurella purpurascens Dunker, 1871

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

Description

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The color of the shell is rose-red to violaceous, with a central white band. The outer lip is 5-6 toothed within. The shell has a length of 5 mm.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.

References

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  1. ^ Glyphostoma purpurascens (Dunker, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
  2. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 298; 1884 (described as Clathurella purpurascens)
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III