Biology:Glyphoturris diminuta

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Glyphoturris diminuta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Glyphoturris
Species:
G. diminuta
Binomial name
Glyphoturris diminuta
(Adams C. B., 1850)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia diminuta Krebs, H., 1864
  • Mangilia quadrata (var.) diminuta (Adams C. B., 1850)
  • Pleurotoma diminuta Adams C. B., 1850

Glyphoturris diminuta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

This species differs from Glyphoturris quadrata (Reeve, 1845) in the greater strength of the sculpture. The aperture and the columella are white.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Jamaica and Southeast USA.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3141719 entry