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

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

Distribution

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

References

  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.

External links

  • "Glyphostoma dentiferum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.