Clanculus weedingi
| Clanculus weedingi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Clanculus |
| Species: | C. weedingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus weedingi Cotton, 1938 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Clanculus (Isoclanculus) weedingi Cotton, 1938 | |
Clanculus weedingi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The size of the shell attains 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Clanculus weedingi Cotton, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594214 on 2012-11-23
- Cotton, B.C. 1938. The Joseph Banks Islands No 4. Mollusca. Part 2. Reports of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 51(1): 159-176
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
External links
| External identifiers for Clanculus weedingi | |
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| WoRMS | 594214 |
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