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''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

* Clypeomorus Gastropods of Australia Gastropods described in 1985 {{Cerithiidae-stub