Clanculus mixtus

Clanculus mixtus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clanculus
Species: C. mixtus
Binomial name
Clanculus mixtus
E. A. Smith, 1903
Synonyms[1]

Clanculus (Clanculopsis) mixtus Smith, 1903

Clanculus mixtus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2][3]

Description

The size of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape) to Southern KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Clanculus mixtus E. A. Smith, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567816 on 2012-11-23
  2. Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
  3. Herbert G.G. (1993). Revision of the Trochinae, tribe Trochini (Gastropoda: Trochidae) of southern Africa. Annals of the natal Museum 34(2):239-308.

External links

External identifiers for Clanculus mixtus
WoRMS 567816


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