Clanculus richeri

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

Clanculus richeri
Shell of Clanculus richeri (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clanculus
Species:
C. richeri
Binomial name
Clanculus richeri
Vilvens, 2000[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 14 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and in the Coral Sea.

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References

  • Vilvens, C., 2000. Description of a new species of Clanculus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from New Caledonia. Novapex 1(3-4): 95-99


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