Clanculus villanus

Clanculus villanus
Clanculus villanus
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]

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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

  1. ^ Clanculus villanus (Philippi, 1846).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225160 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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