Clanculus santamariae

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

Clanculus santamariae
Shell of Clanculus santamariae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clanculus
Species:
C. santamariae
Binomial name
Clanculus santamariae
Gofas, 1984

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.


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