Clanculus peccatus

Clanculus peccatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Trochidae
Genus:Clanculus
Species: C. (Paraclanculus) peccatus
Binomial name
Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus
(Finlay, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Clanculus peccatus (Finlay, 1926) (basionym)
  • Paraclanculus peccatus Finlay, 1927
  • Trochus ringens Suter, 1913
  • Trochus takapunaensis Webster, 1906

Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter also 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand, found under rocks at about 15–20 m off Great Barrier Island.

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, B. (2014). Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus (Finlay, 1926). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758064 on 2014-04-13
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Spencer, H.G.; Marshall, B.A.; Maxwell, P.A.; Grant-Mackie, J.A.; Stilwell, J.D.; Willan, R.C.; Campbell, H.J.; Crampton, J.S.; Henderson, R.A.; Bradshaw, M.A.; Waterhouse, J.B.; Pojeta, J. Jr (2009). Phylum Mollusca: chitons, clams, tusk shells, snails, squids, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 161–254


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