Clypeomorus bifasciata explained

Clypeomorus bifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.

Subspecies:

• Clypeomorus bifasciata bifasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
• Clypeomorus bifasciata persica Houbrick, 1985

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo Pacific, from the Red Sea to the Samoa Islands; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).

References

• Sowerby, G.B. 1855. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 2(16) 847–899, pls 176–186.
• Houbrick R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131