Glyptaesopus xenicus

Glyptaesopus xenicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae [1]
Genus: Glyptaesopus
Species: G. xenicus
Binomial name
Glyptaesopus xenicus
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
Synonyms[2]

Aesopus xenicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Glyptaesopus xenicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[2]

Description

The size of an adult shell grows to a length of 6 mm to 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.
  2. 1 2 Glyptaesopus xenicus (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 August 2011.

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