Clypeomorus bifasciata
Clypeomorus bifasciata | |
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Species: | C. bifasciata
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Clypeomorus bifasciata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855)
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Cerithium (Pithocerithium) morum Lamarck, 1822 |
Clypeomorus bifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]
- Subspecies
- Clypeomorus bifasciata bifasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
- Clypeomorus bifasciata persica Houbrick, 1985
Description[]
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in the Indo Pacific, from the Red Sea to the Samoa Islands; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).
References[]
- ^ a b Clypeomorus bifasciatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- Sowerby, G.B. 1855. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 2(16) 847–899, pls 176–186.
- Houbrick R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131
External links[]
- "Clypeomorus bifasciata bifasciata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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