| Glyptaesopus xenicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Glyptaesopus |
| Species: | G. xenicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Glyptaesopus xenicus (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Aesopus xenicusPilsbry & Lowe, 1932 | |
Glyptaesopus xenicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae. [1]
The size of an adult shell grows to a length of 6 mm to 8 mm.
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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.
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