| Glyphostoma | |
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| Glyphostoma rostrata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clathurellidae |
| Genus: | Glyphostoma Gabb, 1873 |
| Type species | |
| Glyphostoma dentiferum Gabb, 1872 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Glyphostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae. [1]
The shell has a fusiform shape. The siphonal canal is rather long. The genus is characterized by a very heavy outer lip, which is strongly rugose within. The inner lip is more or less wrinkled. [2]
Species within the genus Glyphostoma include:
(Melvill & Standen, 1896)