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]
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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: | Clanculus |
| Species: | C. multipunctatus
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| Clanculus multipunctatus Jansen, 1995
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Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines and Australia (Western Australia and the Northern Territories)
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- World Register of Marine Species
- "Clanculus multipunctatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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