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 <small>(Dall & Simpson, 1901)</small>
- Glyphostoma aliciae <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1895)</small>
- Glyphostoma alliteratum <small>Hedley, 1915</small>
- Glyphostoma bayeri <small>Olsson, 1971</small>
- Glyphostoma bertiniana <small>(Tapparone-Canefri, 1878)</small>
- Glyphostoma candida <small>(Hinds, 1843)</small>
- Glyphostoma canfieldi <small>(Dall, 1871)</small>
- Glyphostoma cara <small>(Thiele, 1925)</small>
- Glyphostoma claudoni <small>(Dautzenberg, 1900)</small>
- Glyphostoma coronaseminale <small>Garcia, 2015</small>
- Glyphostoma dedonderi <small>Goethaels & Monsecour, 2008</small>
- Glyphostoma dentiferum <small>Gabb, 1872</small>
- Glyphostoma dialitha <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma elsae <small>Bartsch, 1934</small>
- Glyphostoma epicasta <small>Bartsch, 1934</small>
- Glyphostoma gabbii <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
- Glyphostoma golfoyaquense <small>Maury, 1917</small>
- Glyphostoma granulifera <small>(Schepman, 1913)</small>
- Glyphostoma gratula <small>(Dall, 1881)</small>
- Glyphostoma hervieri <small>Dautzenberg, 1932</small>
- Glyphostoma immaculatum <small>Dall, 1908</small>
- Glyphostoma infracincta <small>(G.B. Sowerby III, 1893)</small>
- Glyphostoma kihikihi <small>Kay, 1979</small>
- Glyphostoma leucum <small>(Bush, 1893)</small>
- Glyphostoma lyuhrurngae <small>Lai, 2005</small>
- Glyphostoma maldivica <small>Sysoev, 1996</small>
- Glyphostoma myrae <small>Shasky, 1971</small>
- Glyphostoma neglecta <small>(Hinds, 1843)</small>
- Glyphostoma oenoa <small>Bartsch, 1934</small>
- Glyphostoma oliverai <small>Kilburn & Lan, 2004</small>
- Glyphostoma otohimeae <small>Kosuge, 1981</small>
- Glyphostoma partefilosa <small>Dall, 1919</small>
- Glyphostoma phalera <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
- Glyphostoma pilsbryi <small>Schwengel, 1940</small>
- Glyphostoma polynesiensis <small>(Reeve, 1845)</small>
- Glyphostoma purpurascens <small>(Dunker, 1871)</small>
- Glyphostoma pustulosa <small>McLean & Poorman, 1971</small>
- Glyphostoma rostrata <small>Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001</small>
- Glyphostoma rugosum <small>(Mighels, 1845)</small>
- Glyphostoma scalarinum <small>(Deshayes, 1863)</small>
- Glyphostoma scobina <small>McLean & Poorman, 1971</small>
- Glyphostoma supraplicata <small>Sysoev, 1996</small>
- Glyphostoma thalassoma <small>Dall, 1908</small>
- Glyphostoma turtoni <small>(E. A. Smith, 1890)</small>
Taxon inquirendum:
- Glyphostoma tigroidellum <small>Hervier, 1896</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Glyphostoma alphonsianum <small>Hervier, 1896</small>: synonym of Etrema alphonsianum <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma crosseanum <small>Hervier, 1896</small>: synonym of Lienardia crosseanum <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma cymodoce <small>Dall, 1919</small>: synonym of Crockerella cymodoce <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Glyphostoma disconicum <small>Hervier, 1896</small>: synonym of Lienardia disconicum <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma gaidei <small>Hervier, 1896</small>: synonym of Lienardia gaidei <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma glabriplicatum <small>Sowerby III, 1913</small>: synonym of Etrema glabriplicatum <small>(Sowerby III, 1913)</small>
- Glyphostoma goubini <small>Hervier, 1896</small>: synonym of Lienardia goubini <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma gruveli <small>Dautzenberg, 1932</small>: synonym of Eucithara gruveli <small>(Dautzenberg, 1932)</small>
- Glyphostoma hendersoni <small>Bartsch, 1934</small>: synonym of Lioglyphostoma hendersoni <small>(Bartsch, 1934)</small>
- Glyphostoma herminea <small>Bartsch, 1934</small>: synonym of Miraclathurella herminea <small>(Bartsch, 1934)</small>
- Glyphostoma latirella <small>(Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896")</small>: synonym of Acrista latirella
<small>(Melvill & Standen, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma melanoxytum <small>Hervier, 1896</small>: synonym of Kermia melanoxytum <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma minutissimelirata <small>Hervier, 1896</small>: synonym of Etrema minutissimelirata <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma paucimaculata <small>Angas, 1880</small>: synonym of Etrema paucimaculata <small>(Angas, 1880)</small>
- Glyphostoma permiscere <small>Nowell-Usticke, 1969</small>: synonym of Truncadaphne permiscere <small>(Nowell-Usticke, 1969)</small>
- Glyphostoma roseocincta <small>Oliver, 1915</small>: synonym of Lienardia roseocincta <small>(Oliver, 1915)</small>
- Glyphostoma rubrocincta <small>Smith, E.A., 1882</small>: synonym of Eucithara vittata <small>(Hinds, 1843)</small>
- Glyphostoma strombillum <small>Hervier, 1896</small>: synonym of Lienardia strombillum <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma subspurcum <small>Hervier, 1896</small>: synonym of Kermia subspurcum <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
- Glyphostoma tenera <small>Hedley, 1899</small>: synonym of Etrema tenera <small>(Hedley, 1899)</small>
- Glyphostoma tribulationis <small>Hedley, 1909</small>: synonym of Heterocithara tribulationis <small>(Hedley, 1909)</small>
- Glyphostoma trigonostomum <small>Hervier, 1896</small>: synonym of Etrema trigonostomum <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
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