Glyphostoma purpurascens

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| image = Glyphostoma purpurascens 001.png

| image_caption = Drawing of Glyphostoma purpurascens

| genus = Glyphostoma

| species = purpurascens

| authority = (Dunker, 1871)

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| synonyms = Clathurella purpurascens Dunker, 1871

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Glyphostoma purpurascens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Clathurellidae.{{WRMS species|215091|Glyphostoma purpurascens (Dunker, 1871)||18 August 2011}}

Description

The color of the shell is rose-red to violaceous, with a central white band. The outer lip is 5-6 toothed within. The shell has a length of 5 mm.George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 298; 1884 (described as Clathurella purpurascens)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.

References

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  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III

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purpurascens

Category:Gastropods described in 1871

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