Clypeostoma meteorae

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| genus = Clypeostoma

| species = meteorae

| authority = (Neubert, 1998){{cite journal |last1=Neubert |first1=E. |year= 1998 |title=Six new species of marine gastropods from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden |journal=Fauna of Arabia |volume=17 |pages=463–472 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275016816_Six_new_species_of_marine_gastropods_from_the_Red_Sea_and_the_Gulf_of_Aden }}

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| synonyms = Agathodonta meteorae Neubert, 1998 (original combination)

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Clypeostoma meteorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.{{WRMS species|710014|Clypeostoma meteorae Neubert, 1998||25 March 2013}}

Description

The length of the shell is less than 8 mm. The basal callus shield is not extensive and has a well-developed dentition. The dentition of the aperture is also well developed.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean.

References

External links

[https://archive.today/20121225023230/http://www.africaninvertebrates.org.za/Herbert_2012_53_2_568.aspx Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502.]

meteorae

Category:Molluscs of the Indian Ocean

Category:Gastropods described in 1998