Glyphostoma candida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]
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| Species: | G. candida
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| Glyphostoma candida (Hinds, 1843)
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Clavatula candida Hinds, 1843 | |
Description edit
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 14 mm. The ribs are rather broad and rounded. The revolving striae are only white at the base.[3]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Panama.
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Glyphostoma candida (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 August 2011.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 273; 1884 (described as Mangilia candida)
External links edit
- "Glyphostoma candida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.