Clypeostoma nortoni

Clypeostoma nortoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Seguenzioidea
Family:Chilodontidae
Genus:Clypeostoma
Species: C. nortoni
Binomial name
Clypeostoma nortoni
(McLean, 1984)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agathodonta nortoni McLean, 1984

Clypeostoma nortoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[1][2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Clypeostoma nortoni (McLean, 1984). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=710015 on 2013-04-14
  2. ↑ Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502. (6 November 2012)


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