Clelandella azorica

Clelandella azorica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Trochidae
Genus:Clelandella
Species: C. azorica
Binomial name
Clelandella azorica
Gofas, 2005

Clelandella azorica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 12.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

References

  • Gofas S. (2005). Geographical differentiation in Clelandella (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic. Journal of Molluscan Studies 71: 133-144

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