| Suturoglypta iontha | |
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| Suturoglypta iontha shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Suturoglypta |
| Species: | S. iontha |
| Binomial name | |
| Suturoglypta iontha (Ravenel, 1861) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Anachis acuta Stearns, 1873 Contents | |
Suturoglypta iontha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
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