Glyphostoma epicasta
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Glyphostoma epicasta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clathurellidae.{{WRMS species|420250|Glyphostoma epicasta Bartsch, 1934||17 August 2011}}
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 31 mm.
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Distribution
Glyphostoma epicasta can be found in the Caribbean Sea, along Colombia and Puerto Rico, in the Gulf of Mexico along Louisiana and in the Atlantic Ocean along Brazil.Felder, Darryl L. & Sylvia A. Earle. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 663.
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External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=15201|title=Glyphostoma epicasta|access-date=17 August 2011}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807014801/http://biogomx.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/33-Rosenberg%20et%20al%202009-Gastropoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf Rosenberg G., Moretzsohn F. & García E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1934
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