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Clanculus
Sign in to saveClanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyTrochidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 869
- With media
- 85
- Family
- Trochidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Madagascar, Senegal, Spain, Australia, Japan, Egypt, Morocco, Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Distribution
- Shell description
- Species
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Clanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.
==Distribution== Clanculus is an old genus. Fossils found in Italy date from the Pliocene (C. corallinus, C. elevatus, C. bonfittoi, C. jussieui) The distribution of this genus is worldwide, individuals of some species sometimes occur in great numbers, from the intertidal zone up to depths of 200 m. Many species can be found in Australia, New Zealand, the Indo-Pacific, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Japan, South Africa, Zanzibar, Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, West Africa, Angola, North Africa and Europe.
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