Glyphostoma otohimeae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Clathurellidae |
Genus: | Glyphostoma |
Species: | G. otohimeae |
Binomial name | |
Glyphostoma otohimeae Kosuge, 1981 |
Glyphostoma otohimeae is a predatory species of sea snail, a benthic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae. [1] [2] [3]
The size of an adult shell varies between 23 and 35 millimetres (0.91 and 1.38 in). [1]
Like other species in the genus Glyphostoma , it is characterized by its fusiform shell shape, a long siphonal canal, a heavy outer lip, and a wrinkled inner lip. [1]
Glyphostoma otohimeae reproduces sexually. [1]
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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines. [4]