Clanculus peccatus

Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clanculus
Species: C. (Paraclanculus) peccatus
Binomial name
Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus
(Finlay, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Clanculus peccatus (Finlay, 1926) (basionym)
  • Paraclanculus peccatus Finlay, 1927
  • Trochus ringens Suter, 1913
  • Trochus takapunaensis Webster, 1906

Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter also 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand, found under rocks at about 15-20 m off Great Barrier Island.

External links

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2014). Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus (Finlay, 1926). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758064 on 2014-04-13
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