Glyphostoma bertiniana
| Glyphostoma bertiniana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clathurellidae[1] |
| Genus: | Glyphostoma |
| Species: | G. bertiniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphostoma bertiniana (Tapparone-Canefri, 1878) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Clathurella bertiniana Tapparone-Canefri, 1878 | |
Glyphostoma bertiniana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]
Description
The shell is pink outside and inside. The canaliculate sutures are often black-banded, with frequently a white central band on the body whorl, and a narrow black band below. The shell grows to a length of 12 mm. [3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs along New Guinea.
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Glyphostoma bertiniana (Tapparone-Canefri, 1878). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 August 2011.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol.VI, p. 271; 1884 (described as Mangilia rubida)