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Clypeostoma meteorae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	Chilodontaidae
Genus:	Clypeostoma
Species:	C. meteorae
Binomial name
Clypeostoma meteorae (Neubert, 1998)
Synonyms
Agathodonta meteorae Neubert, 1998 (original combination)

Clypeostoma meteorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.

Description

The length of the shell is less than 8 mm. The basal callus shield is not extensive and has a well-developed dentition. The dentition of the aperture is also well developed.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean.

References

1. Neubert, E. (1998). "Six new species of marine gastropods from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden". Fauna of Arabia. 17: 463–472.
2. ^ Clypeostoma meteorae Neubert, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 March 2013.

External links

• 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.

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