Clanculus waltonae
| Clanculus waltonae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Clanculus |
| Species: | C. waltonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus waltonae Sowerby III, 1892 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clanculus waltonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2][3][4]
Description
The shell may attain a height of 10 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off False Bay to East London, South Africa
References
- 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Clanculus waltonae Sowerby III, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567826 on 2012-11-23
- ↑ Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
- ↑ Herbert G.G. (1993). Revision of the Trochinae, tribe Trochini (Gastropoda: Trochidae) of southern Africa. Annals of the natal Museum 34(2):239-308.
- ↑ Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.
External links
| External identifiers for Clanculus waltonae | |
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| WoRMS | 567826 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Clanculus waltonae
- .Barnard K.H., Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV. Gastropoda : Prosobranchiata; Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum v.47 (1963-1974)
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