Glyptaesopus
Sign in to saveGlyptaesopus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Glyptaesopus is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Mollusca, Animalia and ocean.
Vinony files it under Gastropod genera, Glyptaesopus and Taxa named by Henry Augustus Pilsbry.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyBorsoniidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- Family
- Borsoniidae
- Collections
- ANSP, NHMUK, USNM, INHS
- Recorded in
- Ecuador, Panama, Mexico, Bahamas, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Borsoniidae
- Image
- Glyptaesopus phylira 001.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Glyptaesopus
- taxon name
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- genus
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- Glyptaesopus
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- References
- External links
Glyptaesopus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.
==Description== The small shell is slender and contains 5½ sculptured whorls with weakly incised sutures. The aperture is long and narrow and has a thin outer lip. The siphonal canal is short.
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