Clanculus minor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
| Clanculus minor | |
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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. minor
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| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus minor (A. Adams, 1863)
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Description edit
The height of the shell attains 5 mm. The small shell has a conical shape. It is white with radial reddish-brown strokes. The whorls are plane with transverse granulated cinguli. The body whorl is angulate. The base of the shell is flat. The umbilical margin is crenulate. The columella terminates in a bent tubercle. The inner lip is ridged.[3]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
References edit
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Clanculus minor (A. Adams, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567194 on 2012-11-23
- ^ Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Vilvens C. (2009) A new Clanculus (Trochidae) from the Philippines, with additional notes and new records of Trichidae-species in the archipelago. Visaya 2(4): 4-10. (Published June 2009)
- ^ H. Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
External links edit
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Clanculus minor". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.