Clanculus villanus
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| Clanculus villanus | |
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| Clanculus villanus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Clanculus |
| Species: | C. villanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus villanus (Philippi R.A., 1846) | |
Clanculus villanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 21 mm.
Apertural view of Clanculus villanus
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal and Gabon.
References
- ↑ Clanculus villanus (Philippi, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 July 2011.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
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