Glyphostoma purpurascens
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Glyphostoma purpurascens (Dunker, 1871)
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Clathurella purpurascens Dunker, 1871 |
Glyphostoma purpurascens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]
Description[]
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.[3]
Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Glyphostoma
- Gastropods described in 1871
- Clathurellidae stubs