Glyphostoma bertiniana
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Glyphostoma bertiniana is a species of sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Clathurellidae
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and a narrow black band below. The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Clathurellidae
Clathurellidae
Clathurellidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.- 2005 taxonomy :...
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Description
The shell is pink outside and inside. The canaliculate sutures are often black-banded, with frequently a white central band on the body whorlBody whorl
Body whorl is part of the morphology of a coiled gastropod mollusk.- In gastropods :In gastropods, the body whorl, or last whorl, is the most recently-formed and largest whorl of a spiral or helical shell, terminating in the aperture...
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and a narrow black band below. The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.