Glyphostoma polynesiensis
Encyclopedia
Glyphostoma polynesiensis is a species of sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Clathurellidae
.
are narrowly obtusely shouldered, longitudinally closely ribbed, transversely striated. The outer lip
is thickened. The anal sinus is large. The color of the shell is white.
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Clathurellidae
Clathurellidae
Clathurellidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.- 2005 taxonomy :...
.
Description
The whorlsWhorl (mollusc)
A whorl is a single, complete 360° revolution or turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell. A spiral configuration of the shell is found in of numerous gastropods, but it is also found in shelled cephalopods including Nautilus, Spirula and the large extinct subclass of cephalopods known as the...
are narrowly obtusely shouldered, longitudinally closely ribbed, transversely striated. The outer lip
Lip (gastropod)
In the shell of a gastropod mollusk , the margin of the aperture is called the lip or the peristome. In other words, this is a term used to describe part of gastropod shell anatomy....
is thickened. The anal sinus is large. The color of the shell is white.