Glyphostoma otohimeae

Glyphostoma otohimeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Clathurellidae
Genus: Glyphostoma
Species:
G. otohimeae
Binomial name
Glyphostoma otohimeae
Kosuge, 1981

Glyphostoma otohimeae is a predatory species of sea snail, a benthic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[1][2][3]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 23 and 35 millimetres (0.91 and 1.38 in).[1]

Like other species in the genus Glyphostoma, it is characterized by its fusiform shell shape, a long siphonal canal, a heavy outer lip, and a wrinkled inner lip.[1]

Glyphostoma otohimeae reproduces sexually.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Glyphostoma otohimeae Kosuge, 1981. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 August 2011.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. ^ "malacology pictures". malacopics.nl. Retrieved 28 August 2025.