Glyphostoma Explained

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.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Glyphostoma include:

• Glyphostoma aguadillana (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
• Glyphostoma aliciae (Melvill & Standen, 1895)
• Glyphostoma alliteratum Hedley, 1915
• Glyphostoma bayeri Olsson, 1971
• Glyphostoma bertiniana (Tapparone-Canefri, 1878)
• Glyphostoma candida (Hinds, 1843)
• Glyphostoma canfieldi (Dall, 1871)
• Glyphostoma cara (Thiele, 1925)
• Glyphostoma claudoni (Dautzenberg, 1900)
• Glyphostoma coronaseminale Garcia, 2015
• Glyphostoma dedonderi Goethaels & Monsecour, 2008
• Glyphostoma dentiferum Gabb, 1872
• Glyphostoma dialitha (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
• Glyphostoma elsae Bartsch, 1934
• Glyphostoma epicasta Bartsch, 1934
• Glyphostoma gabbii (Dall, 1889)
• Glyphostoma golfoyaquense Maury, 1917
• Glyphostoma granulifera (Schepman, 1913)
• Glyphostoma gratula (Dall, 1881)
• Glyphostoma hervieri Dautzenberg, 1932
• Glyphostoma immaculata Dall, 1908
• Glyphostoma infracincta (G.B. Sowerby III, 1893)
• Glyphostoma kihikihi Kay, 1979
• Glyphostoma latirella (Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896")
• Glyphostoma leucum (Bush, 1893)
• Glyphostoma lyuhrurngae Lai, 2005
• Glyphostoma maldivica Sysoev, 1996
• Glyphostoma myrae Shasky, 1971
• Glyphostoma neglecta (Hinds, 1843)
• Glyphostoma oenoa Bartsch, 1934
• Glyphostoma oliverai Kilburn & Lan, 2004
• Glyphostoma otohimeae Kosuge, 1981
• Glyphostoma partefilosa Dall, 1919
• Glyphostoma phalera (Dall, 1889)
• Glyphostoma pilsbryi Schwengel, 1940
• Glyphostoma polynesiensis (Reeve, 1845)
• Glyphostoma purpurascens (Dunker, 1871)
• Glyphostoma pustulosa McLean & Poorman, 1971
• Glyphostoma rostrata Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001
• Glyphostoma rugosum (Mighels, 1845)
• Glyphostoma scalarinum (Deshayes, 1863)
• Glyphostoma scobina McLean & Poorman, 1971
• Glyphostoma supraplicata Sysoev, 1996
• Glyphostoma thalassoma Dall, 1908
• Glyphostoma turtoni (E. A. Smith, 1890)

Taxon inquirendum

• Glyphostoma tigroidellum Hervier, 1896

Species brought into synonymy:

• Glyphostoma alphonsianum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Etrema alphonsianum (Hervier, 1896)
• Glyphostoma crosseanum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Lienardia crosseanum (Hervier, 1896)
• Glyphostoma cymodoce Dall, 1919: synonym of Crockerella cymodoce (Dall, 1919)
• Glyphostoma disconicum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Lienardia disconicum (Hervier, 1896)
• Glyphostoma gaidei Hervier, 1896: synonym of Lienardia gaidei (Hervier, 1896)
• Glyphostoma glabriplicatum Sowerby III, 1913: synonym of Etrema glabriplicatum (Sowerby III, 1913)
• Glyphostoma goubini Hervier, 1896: synonym of Lienardia goubini (Hervier, 1896)
• Glyphostoma gruveli Dautzenberg, 1932: synonym of Eucithara gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1932)
• Glyphostoma hendersoni Bartsch, 1934: synonym of Lioglyphostoma hendersoni (Bartsch, 1934)
• Glyphostoma herminea Bartsch, 1934: synonym of Miraclathurella herminea (Bartsch, 1934)
• Glyphostoma melanoxytum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Kermia melanoxytum (Hervier, 1896)
• Glyphostoma minutissimelirata Hervier, 1896: synonym of Etrema minutissimelirata (Hervier, 1896)
• Glyphostoma paucimaculata Angas, 1880: synonym of Etrema paucimaculata (Angas, 1880)
• Glyphostoma permiscere Nowell-Usticke, 1969: synonym of Truncadaphne permiscere (Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
• Glyphostoma roseocincta Oliver, 1915: synonym of Lienardia roseocincta (Oliver, 1915)
• Glyphostoma rubrocincta Smith, E.A., 1882: synonym of Eucithara vittata (Hinds, 1843)
• Glyphostoma strombillum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Lienardia strombillum (Hervier, 1896)
• Glyphostoma subspurcum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Kermia subspurcum (Hervier, 1896)
• Glyphostoma tenera Hedley, 1899: synonym of Etrema tenera (Hedley, 1899)
• Glyphostoma tribulationis Hedley, 1909: synonym of Heterocithara tribulationis (Hedley, 1909)
• Glyphostoma trigonostomum Hervier, 1896: synonym of Etrema trigonostomum (Hervier, 1896)

Notes and References

1. https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0142g/report.pdf Julia Gardner (1947): The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida; Professional Paper 142, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1947