Glyphostoma


Glyphostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.

Description

The shell has a fusiform shape. The siphonal canal is rather long. The genus is characterized by a very heavy outer lip, which is strongly rugose within. The inner lip is more or less wrinkled.

Species

Species within the genus Glyphostoma include:Glyphostoma aguadillana Glyphostoma aliciae Glyphostoma alliteratum Hedley, 1915Glyphostoma bayeri Olsson, 1971Glyphostoma bertiniana Glyphostoma candida Glyphostoma canfieldi Glyphostoma cara Glyphostoma claudoni Glyphostoma coronaseminale Garcia, 2015Glyphostoma dedonderi Goethaels & Monsecour, 2008Glyphostoma dentiferum Gabb, 1872Glyphostoma dialitha Glyphostoma elsae Bartsch, 1934Glyphostoma epicasta Bartsch, 1934Glyphostoma gabbii Glyphostoma golfoyaquense Maury, 1917Glyphostoma granulifera Glyphostoma gratula Glyphostoma hervieri Dautzenberg, 1932Glyphostoma immaculatum Dall, 1908Glyphostoma infracincta Glyphostoma kihikihi Kay, 1979Glyphostoma leucum Glyphostoma lyuhrurngae Lai, 2005Glyphostoma maldivica Sysoev, 1996Glyphostoma myrae Shasky, 1971Glyphostoma neglecta Glyphostoma oenoa Bartsch, 1934Glyphostoma oliverai Kilburn & Lan, 2004Glyphostoma otohimeae Kosuge, 1981Glyphostoma partefilosa Dall, 1919Glyphostoma phalera Glyphostoma pilsbryi Schwengel, 1940Glyphostoma polynesiensis Glyphostoma purpurascens Glyphostoma pustulosa McLean & Poorman, 1971Glyphostoma rostrata Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001Glyphostoma rugosum Glyphostoma scalarinum Glyphostoma scobina McLean & Poorman, 1971Glyphostoma supraplicata Sysoev, 1996Glyphostoma thalassoma Dall, 1908Glyphostoma turtoni
;Taxon inquirendum:Glyphostoma tigroidellum Hervier, 1896
;Species brought into synonymy:Glyphostoma alphonsianum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Etrema alphonsianum Glyphostoma crosseanum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Lienardia crosseanum Glyphostoma cymodoce Dall, 1919: synonym of Crockerella cymodoce Glyphostoma disconicum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Lienardia disconicum Glyphostoma gaidei Hervier, 1896: synonym of Lienardia gaidei Glyphostoma glabriplicatum Sowerby III, 1913: synonym of Etrema glabriplicatum
  • Glyphostoma goubini Hervier, 1896: synonym of Lienardia goubini Glyphostoma gruveli Dautzenberg, 1932: synonym of Eucithara gruveli Glyphostoma hendersoni Bartsch, 1934: synonym of Lioglyphostoma hendersoni Glyphostoma herminea Bartsch, 1934: synonym of Miraclathurella herminea Glyphostoma latirella : synonym of Acrista latirellaGlyphostoma melanoxytum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Kermia melanoxytum Glyphostoma minutissimelirata Hervier, 1896: synonym of Etrema minutissimelirata Glyphostoma paucimaculata Angas, 1880: synonym of Etrema paucimaculata Glyphostoma permiscere Nowell-Usticke, 1969: synonym of Truncadaphne permiscere Glyphostoma roseocincta Oliver, 1915: synonym of Lienardia roseocincta Glyphostoma rubrocincta Smith, E.A., 1882: synonym of Eucithara vittata Glyphostoma strombillum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Lienardia strombillum Glyphostoma subspurcum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Kermia subspurcum Glyphostoma tenera Hedley, 1899: synonym of Etrema tenera Glyphostoma tribulationis Hedley, 1909: synonym of Heterocithara tribulationis Glyphostoma trigonostomum Hervier, 1896: synonym of ''Etrema trigonostomum''