Clelandella azorica

Clelandella azorica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Clelandella azorica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clelandella
Species:
C. azorica
Binomial name
Clelandella azorica
Gofas, 2005

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 12.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

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References

  • Gofas S. (2005). Geographical differentiation in Clelandella (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic. Journal of Molluscan Studies 71: 133–144

page(s): 139-140

  • "Clelandella azorica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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