Glyphostoma bertinianum
Species of gastropod
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Glyphostoma bertinianum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clathurellidae.[1]
| Glyphostoma bertinianum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Clathurellidae |
| Genus: | Glyphostoma |
| Species: | G. bertinianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphostoma bertinianum (Tapparone-Canefri, 1878) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 whorl, and a narrow black band below. The shell grows to a length of 12 mm.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs along New Guinea.