Glyptaesopus xenicus
Glyptaesopus xenicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Glyptaesopus xenicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Borsoniidae |
Genus: | Glyptaesopus |
Species: | G. xenicus |
Binomial name | |
Glyptaesopus xenicus (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Aesopus xenicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 |
Description
The size of an adult shell grows to a length of 6 mm to 8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.
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References
- Glyptaesopus xenicus (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 August 2011.
- Keen, A. M. 1971. Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls.
External links
- "Glyptaesopus xenicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308
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