Clanculus jucundus
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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. jucundus
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Clanculus jucundus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter also 5 mm. The small, depressed shell has an ovate-conical shape. It has an ocher or rufous color. The five convex whorls are tessellated near the channeled suture. The base of the shell is rounded. The umbilicus has a crenulate margin. The columella has an acute, prominent denticle. The inner lip is grooved.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species was discovered off Sydney, New South Wales.
References
[edit]- ^ Gould, Proc. Post Soc. Nat. Hist, viii, p. 17 (March, 1861)
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Clanculus jucundus Gould, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594198 on 2012-11-23
- ^ H. Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia