Cantharidoscops clausus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
| Cantharidoscops clausus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Cantharidoscops |
| Species: | C. clausus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cantharidoscops clausus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1978)
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Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 35 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Kurile Islands.
Habitat
editThis species is found in the following habitats:[1]
- Brackish
- Marine
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS (2012). Cantharidoscops clausus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1978). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576616 on 2012-11-23
- ^ Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.
External links
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