Clanculus simoni

Clanculus simoni
view of a shell of Clanculus simoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clanculus
Species: C. simoni
Binomial name
Clanculus simoni
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9.8 mm and 12.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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