Hypermastus orstomi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
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| Shell of Hypermastus orstomi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Hypermastus |
| Species: | H. orstomi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypermastus orstomi Warén, 1994
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 6 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
edit- ^ Warén, 1994. Warén A., Norris D.R. & Templado J. (1994) Descriptions of four new eulilmid gastropods parasitic on irregular sea urchins. The Veliger 37(2):141-154. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536283 on 2013-03-13.
External links
edit- Warén A., Norris D.R. & Templado J. (1994). Descriptions of four new eulilmid gastropods parasitic on irregular sea urchins. The Veliger. 37(2):141-154
- To World Register of Marine Species