| Chlanidota paucispiralis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Chlanidota |
| Species: | C. paucispiralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlanidota paucispiralis Powell, 1951 | |
Chlanidota paucispiralis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. [1]
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