Hypermastus orstomi

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Hypermastus orstomi
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Shell of Hypermastus orstomi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Hypermastus
Species:
H. orstomi
Binomial name
Hypermastus orstomi
Warén, 1994

Hypermastus orstomi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

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References

  1. Warén, 1994. Warén A., Norris D.R. & Templado J. (1994) Descriptions of four new eulilmid gastropods parasitic on irregular sea urchins. The Veliger 37(2):141-154. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536283 on 2013-03-13.