''Clypeomorus admirabilis'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Cerithiidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 26 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is
endemic to Australia and occurs off the
Northern Territory and
Western Australia.
References
Houbrick R.S. 1985. ''Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia)''. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1–131* Wilson, B. 1993. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods.'' Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
External links
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Clypeomorus
Gastropods of Australia
Gastropods described in 1985
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