Glyphostoma dedonderi

Glyphostoma dedonderi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clathurellidae.[1]

Glyphostoma dedonderi
Shells of Glyphostoma dedonderi (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Clathurellidae
Genus: Glyphostoma
Species:
G. dedonderi
Binomial name
Glyphostoma dedonderi
Goethaels & Monsecour, 2008

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Indonesia.

References

  • Goethaels R. & Monsecour D. (2008) A new species of Glyphostoma (Gastropoda: Clathurellidae) from the Philippine Islands. Visaya 2(3): 33–36
  • "Glyphostoma dedonderi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.


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