Clypeomorus bifasciata | |
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A shell of Clypeomorus bifasciata | |
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Species: | C. bifasciata |
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Clypeomorus bifasciata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855) | |
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Cerithium (Pithocerithium) morumLamarck, 1822 Contents |
Clypeomorus bifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. [1]
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 40 mm.
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This marine species occurs in the Indo Pacific, from the Red Sea to the Samoa Islands; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).
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