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

Glyphostoma rostrata
Apertural view of Glyphostoma rostrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Clathurellidae
Genus: Glyphostoma
Species:
G. rostrata
Binomial name
Glyphostoma rostrata
Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 20 and 30 millimetres (0.79 and 1.18 in).

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and New Caledonia.

References

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  • "Glyphostoma rostrata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  • MNHN, Paris: Glyphostoma rostrata (holotype)