Clelandella azorica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Clelandella azorica | |
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Shell of Clelandella azorica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Clelandella |
Species: | C. azorica
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Binomial name | |
Clelandella azorica Gofas, 2005
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Description
editThe size of the shell ranges between 9mm and 12.5mm. The shell colour varies between a whitish to yellowish background and brownish flames or blotches, to small brownish spots tending to form an articulated pattern along its cords.[2]
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean throughout the Azores archipelago, living in depths between 190-465 metres.[3]
References
edit- ^ Clelandella azorica Gofas, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Security check". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Security check". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
External links
edit- "Clelandella azorica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Gofas S. (2005). Geographical differentiation in Clelandella (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic. Journal of Molluscan Studies 71: 133–144 page(s): 139-140