Glyphostoma candida

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

Glyphostoma candida
Drawing of Glyphostoma candida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Clathurellidae[1]
Genus:
Glyphostoma
Species:
G. candida
Binomial name
Glyphostoma candida
(Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms[2]

Clavatula candida Hinds, 1843

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. 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. Glyphostoma candida (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 August 2011.
  3. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 273; 1884 (described as Mangilia candida)


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