Clanculus peccatus

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Clanculus peccatus
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preserved specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clanculus
Species:
C. (P.) peccatus
Binomial name
Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus
(Finlay, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Clanculus peccatus(Finlay, 1926) (basionym)
  • Paraclanculus peccatus Finlay, 1927
  • Trochus ringens Suter, 1913
  • Trochus takapunaensisWebster, 1906

Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]

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Description

The height of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 12 mm.[ citation needed ]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand, found under rocks at about 15–20 m off Great Barrier Island.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Marshall, B. (2014). Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus (Finlay, 1926). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758064 on 2014-04-13