Clanculus atricatena | |
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Clanculus atricatena | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Clanculus |
Species: | C. atricatena |
Binomial name | |
Clanculus atricatena Tomlin, 1921 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Clanculus atricatena, common name the black-chained topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm. The umbilical shell has a broadly conical shape. The body whorl is rounded at its periphery. The umbilicus is wide and is bordered by a callus ridge with small nodules.
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