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Clanculus multipunctatus Jansen 1995

Clanculus multipunctatus

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Clanculus multipunctatuscommon name the beautiful clanculus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[1]^[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Australia (Western Australia and the Northern Territories)

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2012). Clanculus multipunctatus Jansen, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567197 on 2012-11-23
^ Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Vilvens C. (2009) A new Clanculus (Trochidae) from the Philippines, with additional notes and new records of Trichidae-species in the archipelago. Visaya 2(4): 4-10. (Published June 2009)

Jansen, P.I., 1995. A review of the genus Clanculus Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in Australia, with description of a new subspecies and the introduction of a nomen novum. Vita Marina 43(1-2): 39–62.

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Clanculus multipunctatus: Brief Summary

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Clanculus multipunctatuscommon name the beautiful clanculus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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