Otitoma cyclophora
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Otitoma cyclophora

Otitoma cyclophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Appearance

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 13 mm.

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The white shell is elongate, slender and cylindrical. It is transversely finely ridged, interstices striated transversely, longitudinally faintly and obsoletely irregularly ribbed. The sutures are bordered on each side by a crenulated rib, the crenulations connected obliquely by a small ridge. The aperture is rather short. The sinus is broad and deep.

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Distribution

Geography

This marine species is occurs in the Red Sea; also off Northern Mozambique; the Mascarenes; Queensland, Australia, French Polynesia, the Philippines and Japan

References

1. Otitoma cyclophora Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitoma_cyclophora

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