Glyphostoma purpurascens
Appearance
This taxon may be invalid (unaccepted).(March 2022) |
Glyphostoma purpurascens | |
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Drawing of Glyphostoma purpurascens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Clathurellidae |
Genus: | Glyphostoma |
Species: | G. purpurascens
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Binomial name | |
Glyphostoma purpurascens (Dunker, 1871)
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Synonyms | |
Clathurella purpurascens Dunker, 1871 |
Glyphostoma purpurascens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clathurellidae.[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.
References
[edit]- ^ Glyphostoma purpurascens (Dunker, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
- ^ 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