Clypeostoma meteorae

Clypeostoma meteorae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	Chilodontaidae
Genus:	Clypeostoma
Species:	C. meteorae
Binomial name
	Clypeostoma meteorae; (Neubert, 1998)
Synonyms
	Agathodonta meteorae Neubert, 1998 (original combination)

Clypeostoma meteorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.^[2]

Description

The length of the shell is less than 8 mm. The basal callus shield is not extensive and has a well-developed dentition. The dentition of the aperture is also well developed.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean.

References

^ Neubert, E. (1998). "Six new species of marine gastropods from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden". Fauna of Arabia. 17: 463–472.
^ ^a ^b Clypeostoma meteorae Neubert, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 March 2013.

External links

Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502.

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[1] Neubert, E. (1998). "Six new species of marine gastropods from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden". Fauna of Arabia. 17: 463–472.

[WoRMS-2] Clypeostoma meteorae Neubert, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 March 2013.

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