''Glyphostoma'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the
family
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Clathurellidae
Clathurellidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea". ' ...
.
Description
The shell has a fusiform shape. The
siphonal canal
The siphonal canal is an anatomical feature of the shells of certain groups of sea snails within the clade Neogastropoda. Some sea marine gastropods have a soft tubular anterior extension of the mantle called a siphon through which water i ...
is rather long. The genus is characterized by a very heavy outer
lip
The lips are a horizontal pair of soft appendages attached to the jaws and are the most visible part of the mouth of many animals, including humans. Mammal lips are soft, movable and serve to facilitate the ingestion of food (e.g. sucklin ...
, which is strongly rugose within. The inner lip is more or less wrinkled.
Species
Species within the genus ''Glyphostoma'' include:
* ''
Glyphostoma aguadillana''
(Dall & Simpson, 1901)
* ''
Glyphostoma aliciae''
(Melvill & Standen, 1895)
* ''
Glyphostoma alliteratum''
Hedley, 1915
* ''
Glyphostoma bayeri''
Olsson, 1971
* ''
Glyphostoma bertiniana''
(Tapparone-Canefri, 1878)
* ''
Glyphostoma candida
''Glyphostoma candida'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Clathurellidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 14 mm. The ribs are rather broad and rounded ...
''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''
Glyphostoma canfieldi''
(Dall, 1871)
* ''
Glyphostoma cara''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Glyphostoma claudoni''
(Dautzenberg, 1900)
* ''
Glyphostoma coronaseminale''
Garcia, 2015
* ''
Glyphostoma dedonderi''
Goethaels & Monsecour, 2008
* ''
Glyphostoma dentiferum''
Gabb, 1872
* ''
Glyphostoma dialitha''
(Melvill & Standen, 1896)
* ''
Glyphostoma elsae''
Bartsch, 1934
* ''
Glyphostoma epicasta''
Bartsch, 1934
* ''
Glyphostoma gabbii''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''
Glyphostoma golfoyaquense''
Maury, 1917
* ''
Glyphostoma granulifera''
(Schepman, 1913)
* ''
Glyphostoma gratula''
(Dall, 1881)
* ''
Glyphostoma hervieri''
Dautzenberg, 1932
* ''
Glyphostoma immaculata''
Dall, 1908
* ''
Glyphostoma infracincta
''Glyphostoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Clathurellidae.
Description
The shell has a fusiform shape. The siphonal canal is rather long. The genus is characterized by a ve ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1893)
* ''
Glyphostoma kihikihi''
Kay, 1979
* ''
Glyphostoma leucum''
(Bush, 1893)
* ''
Glyphostoma lyuhrurngae''
Lai, 2005
* ''
Glyphostoma maldivica''
Sysoev, 1996
* ''
Glyphostoma myrae''
Shasky, 1971
* ''
Glyphostoma neglecta
''Glyphostoma neglecta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Clathurellidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 14 mm. The ribs are rounded, approximated, a ...
''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''
Glyphostoma oenoa''
Bartsch, 1934
* ''
Glyphostoma oliverai''
Kilburn & Lan, 2004
* ''
Glyphostoma otohimeae''
Kosuge, 1981
* ''
Glyphostoma partefilosa''
Dall, 1919
* ''
Glyphostoma phalera''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''
Glyphostoma pilsbryi''
Schwengel, 1940
* ''
Glyphostoma polynesiensis''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Glyphostoma purpurascens''
(Dunker, 1871)
* ''
Glyphostoma pustulosa''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* ''
Glyphostoma rostrata''
Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001
* ''
Glyphostoma rugosum''
(Mighels, 1845)
* ''
Glyphostoma scalarinum''
(Deshayes, 1863)
* ''
Glyphostoma scobina''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* ''
Glyphostoma supraplicata''
Sysoev, 1996
* ''
Glyphostoma thalassoma''
Dall, 1908
* ''
Glyphostoma turtoni''
(E. A. Smith, 1890)
;
Taxon inquirendum
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The ter ...
:
* ''Glyphostoma tigroidellum''
Hervier, 1896
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Glyphostoma alphonsianum''
Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''
Etrema alphonsianum''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''Glyphostoma crosseanum''
Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''
Lienardia crosseanum
''Lienardia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.MolluscaBase (2018). Lienardia Jousseaume, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxde ...
''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''Glyphostoma cymodoce''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Crockerella cymodoce''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Glyphostoma disconicum''
Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''
Lienardia disconicum
''Lienardia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.MolluscaBase (2018). Lienardia Jousseaume, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxde ...
''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''Glyphostoma gaidei''
Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''
Lienardia gaidei''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''Glyphostoma glabriplicatum''
Sowerby III, 1913: synonym of ''
Etrema glabriplicatum
''Etrema'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species with valid names within the genus ''Etrema'' include:
* '' Etrema aliciae' ...
''
(Sowerby III, 1913)
*'' Glyphostoma goubini''
Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''
Lienardia goubini''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''Glyphostoma gruveli''
Dautzenberg, 1932: synonym of ''
Eucithara gruveli''
(Dautzenberg, 1932)
* ''Glyphostoma hendersoni''
Bartsch, 1934: synonym of ''
Lioglyphostoma hendersoni''
(Bartsch, 1934)
* ''Glyphostoma herminea''
Bartsch, 1934: synonym of ''
Miraclathurella herminea
''Miraclathurella herminea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 21 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs of ...
''
(Bartsch, 1934)
* ''Glyphostoma latirella''
(Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896"): synonym of
Acrista latirella
(Melvill & Standen, 1896)
* ''Glyphostoma melanoxytum''
Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''
Kermia melanoxytum''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''Glyphostoma minutissimelirata''
Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''
Etrema minutissimelirata''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''Glyphostoma paucimaculata''
Angas, 1880: synonym of ''
Etrema paucimaculata''
(Angas, 1880)
* ''Glyphostoma permiscere''
Nowell-Usticke, 1969: synonym of ''
Truncadaphne permiscere''
(Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
* ''Glyphostoma roseocincta''
Oliver, 1915: synonym of ''
Lienardia roseocincta''
(Oliver, 1915)
* ''Glyphostoma rubrocincta''
Smith, E.A., 1882: synonym of ''
Eucithara vittata
''Eucithara vittata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara vittata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...
''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Glyphostoma strombillum''
Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''
Lienardia strombillum''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''Glyphostoma subspurcum''
Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''
Kermia subspurcum''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''Glyphostoma tenera''
Hedley, 1899: synonym of ''
Etrema tenera''
(Hedley, 1899)
* ''Glyphostoma tribulationis''
Hedley, 1909: synonym of ''
Heterocithara tribulationis''
(Hedley, 1909)
* ''Glyphostoma trigonostomum''
Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''
Etrema trigonostomum''
(Hervier, 1896)
References
Gastropod genera
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