Glyphostoma otohimeae
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| Glyphostoma otohimeae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Clathurellidae |
| Genus: | Glyphostoma |
| Species: | G. otohimeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyphostoma otohimeae Kosuge, 1981 | |
Glyphostoma otohimeae is a predatory species of sea snail, a benthic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[1][2][3]
The size of an adult shell varies between 23 and 35 millimetres (0.91 and 1.38 in).[1]
Like other species in the genus Glyphostoma, it is characterized by its fusiform shell shape, a long siphonal canal, a heavy outer lip, and a wrinkled inner lip.[1]