Clanculus ormophorus is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
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| Five views of a 1.7 cm shell of Clanculus ormophorus from Masqat, Oman | |
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. ormophorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus ormophorus A. Adams, 1853
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This name applies to a species which is incertae sedis; the name may be a synonym of another species. [1]
Description
editThe size of the shell attains 18 mm. The umbilical shell has a depressed-conical shape with rounded whorls. The cinguli are granulated in an equal manner. The first, second and third cinguli contain cinguli with dark granules alternated with white. The fourth contains brown granules. The penultimate whorl is crooked. The body whorl is rounded. The umbilicus is crenulated. The columella is callous, subreflexed and with a triplicate tooth at its base.[1]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf.
References
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- Adams, A., 1853. Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae, a family of gastropodous Mollusca. . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1851(19):150-192
External links
edit- "Clanculus ormophorus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.