Glyphostoma candidum
Species of gastropod
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Glyphostoma candidum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clathurellidae.[1]
| Glyphostoma candidum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Clathurellidae |
| Genus: | Glyphostoma |
| Species: | G. candidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphostoma candidum (Hinds, 1843) | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 14 mm. The ribs are rather broad and rounded. The revolving striae are only white at the base.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Panama.