Hypermastus acutus

Hypermastus acutus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]

Hypermastus acutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Eulimoidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Hypermastus
Species:
H. acutus
Binomial name
Hypermastus acutus
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Balcis acuta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
  • Eulima acuta A. Adams, 1851
  • Melanella acuta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Hypermastus acutus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536290 on 2014-12-21
  • Warén A. & Crossland M.R. (1991) Revision of Hypermastus Pilsbry, 1899 and Turveria Berry, 1956 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Eulimidae), two genera parasitic on sand dollars. Records of the Australian Museum 43(1):85-112
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