Clanculus denticulatus
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| Clanculus denticulatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Clanculus |
| Species: | C. denticulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus denticulatus (Gray, 1827) | |
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Clanculus denticulatus, common name the toothed clanculus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 13 mm. The depressed, spirally grooved shell has a conical shape. It is pale reddish, ornamented with rows of white and brown spots. The; ribs are slightly granulated. The sutures are distinct and impressed. The lower part of the body whorl is nearly smooth. The white umbilicus is smooth inside, the edge furnished with a series of granules. The aperture is subquadrangular. The outer lip is crenulated at the edge. The columellar lip is smooth, with a large tooth at the inside and a little roughness on the outer side.[2]
