Clanculus ceylonicus
Clanculus ceylonicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Clanculus ceylonicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Clanculus |
| Species: | C. ceylonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus ceylonicus G. & H. Nevill, 1869 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm. The shell shows heavily beaded spiral cords, 11 on the last whorl. Small axial ribs join the beads in between.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion, India and Sri Lanka.
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References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Clanculus ceylonicus G. & H. Nevill, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594188 on 2012-11-23
- G. & H. Nevill, 1869, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal p. 157, 1869
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Clanculus ceylonicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Vie Oceane: Clanculus ceylonicus
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