Clanculus waltonae
Species of gastropod
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Clanculus waltonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2][3][4]
| Clanculus waltonae | |
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| Clanculus waltonae Sowerby, 1892 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Clanculus |
| Species: | C. waltonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus waltonae Sowerby III, 1892 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell may attain a height of 10 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off False Bay to East London, South Africa
