Clanculus natalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
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| Shell of Clanculus natalensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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. natalensis
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| Clanculus natalensis Herbert, 1993[1]
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off South Africa and Mozambique.
References
edit- ^ Herbert G.G. (1993). Revision of the Trochinae, tribe Trochini (Gastropoda: Trochidae) of southern Africa. Annals of the natal Museum 34(2):239-308.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ a b WoRMS (2012). Clanculus natalensis Herbert, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567822 on 2012-11-23
External links
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