Glyphostoma candida
Drawing of Glyphostoma candida
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G. candida
Binomial name
Glyphostoma candida
(Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms[2]

Clavatula candida Hinds, 1843

Glyphostoma candida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[2]

Description

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

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Panama.

References

  1. โ†‘ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273โ€“308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
  2. 1 2 Glyphostoma candida (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 August 2011.
  3. โ†‘ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 273; 1884 (described as Mangilia candida)


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