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Glyphostoma bertiniana

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Glyphostoma bertiniana
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G. bertiniana
Binomial name
Glyphostoma bertiniana
Synonyms[2]

Clathurella bertiniana Tapparone-Canefri, 1878

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

Description

The shell is pink outside and inside. The canaliculate sutures are often black-banded, with frequently a white central band on the body whorl, and a narrow black band below. The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs along New Guinea.

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. ^ a b Glyphostoma bertiniana (Tapparone-Canefri, 1878). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 August 2011.
  3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol.VI, p. 271; 1884 (described as Mangilia rubida)