Biology:Glyptaesopus xenicus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Glyptaesopus xenicus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Glyptaesopus
Species:
G. xenicus
Binomial name
Glyptaesopus xenicus
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
Synonyms[1]

Aesopus xenicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Glyptaesopus xenicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell grows to a length of 6 mm to 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.

References

  • Keen, A. M. 1971. Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5573619 entry