Glyphostoma polynesiensis

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Glyphostoma polynesiensis
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G. polynesiensis
Binomial name
Glyphostoma polynesiensis
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[2]
  • Clathurella polynesiensis Reeve, 1845
  • Lienardia polynesiensis (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma polynesiensis Reeve, 1845

Glyphostoma polynesiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]

Description[]

The whorls are narrowly obtusely shouldered, longitudinally closely ribbed, transversely striated. The outer lip is thickened. The anal sinus is large. The color of the shell is white.[3]

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs along in Western Australia.

References[]

  1. ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
  2. ^ a b Glyphostoma polynesiensis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
  3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 291; 1884 (described as Clathurella polynesiensis)
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