Clanculus

Clanculus
A shell of Clanculus ormophorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clanculus
Montfort, 1810[1]
Type species
Trochus pharaonius Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]
  • Clanculus (Clanculopsis) Monterosato, 1888
  • Clangulus Blainville, 1817
  • Euclanculus Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
  • Euriclanculus Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
  • Fragella Swainson, 1840
  • Isoclanculus Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
  • Macroclanculus Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
  • Mesoclanculus Iredale, 1924
  • Microclanculus Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
  • Otavia Risso, 1826
  • Trochus (Belangeria) P. Fischer, 1879
  • Trochus (Clanculus) Montfort, 1810

Clanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.[2]

Distribution

Clanculus is an old genus. Fossils found in Italy date from the Pliocene (C. corallinus, C. elevatus, C. bonfittoi, C. jussieui)[3] The distribution of this genus is worldwide, individuals of some species sometimes occur in great numbers, from the intertidal zone up to depths of 200 m. Many species can be found in Australia, New Zealand, the Indo-Pacific, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Japan, South Africa, Zanzibar, Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, West Africa, Angola, North Africa and Europe.[4]

Shell description

These top shells are wide-conical and low spired. Their spirally ribbed sculpture consists of conspicuous regular rows of robust, round beads. The whorls show a profile with a deep suture and the final whorl inflated. The aperture of the shell is oval, with a strongly ridged lip. The umbilicus is generally deep. The color of the shell varies between orange, dark red, and chocolate brown.

Species

The type species, Clanculus pharaonius, was described by Linnaeus in 1758 as Trochus pharaonius.

Subgenus Clanculus (Paraclanculus) Finlay, 1926

Species brought into synonymy 

References

  1. ↑ Montfort P. D. de (1810). Conch. Syst. 2: 190.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Clanculus Montfort, 1810. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138587 on 2011-04-07
  3. ↑ SPADINI Valeriano ; (2006). "Il genere Clanculus monfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) nel Pliocene senese (Toscana, Italia)". Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali e del museo civico di storia naturale di Milano 147 (2): 211–237.
  4. ↑ Jansen, P. (1995). A review of the genus Clanculus Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in Australia, with description of a new subspecies and the introduction of a nomen novum. . Vita Marina. 43 (1-2): 39-62
  5. ↑ Museum Victoria: Clanculus baccatus
  6. ↑ H. Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  7. ↑ Encyclopedia of life: Trochus bicrenatus
  8. ↑ Bieler & Petit (2012), Molluscan taxa in the publications of the Museum Godeffroy of Hamburg, with a discussion of the Godeffroy Sales Catalogs (1864–1884), the Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873–1910), and a history of the museum; Zootaxa 3511
  9. ↑ Philippi (1849), "Systematisches Conchylien-cabinet"

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