Glyphostoma purpurascens
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Glyphostoma purpurascens is a species of sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Clathurellidae
.
is 5-6 toothed within. The shell has a length of 5 mm.
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 color of the shell is rose-red to violaceous, with a central white band. The outer lipLip (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 5-6 toothed within. The shell has a length of 5 mm.