Clanculus multipunctatus
Species of gastropod
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Clanculus multipunctatuscommon name the beautiful clanculus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
| Clanculus multipunctatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Clanculus |
| Species: | C. multipunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus multipunctatus Jansen, 1995 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Australia (Western Australia and the Northern Territories)
