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Hemilienardia purpurascens (Dunker 1871)

Glyphostoma purpurascens

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Glyphostoma purpurascens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[1]

Description

The color of the shell is rose-red to violaceous, with a central white band. The outer lip is 5-6 toothed within. The shell has a length of 5 mm.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ Glyphostoma purpurascens (Dunker, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
  2. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 298; 1884 (described as Clathurella purpurascens)
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
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Glyphostoma purpurascens: Brief Summary

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Glyphostoma purpurascens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.

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