Clanculus cognatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Clanculus |
| Species: | C. cognatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus cognatus (Pilsbry, 1903)
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Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 9 mm.
Distribution edit
This marine shell occurs off the Ryukyus, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines
References edit
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Clanculus cognatus (Pilsbry, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547252 on 2012-11-23
- ^ Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
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