Clelandella azorica

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Clelandella azorica
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Shell of Clelandella azorica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clelandella
Species:
C. azorica
Binomial name
Clelandella azorica
Gofas, 2005

Clelandella azorica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell ranges between 9 mm and 12.5 mm. The shell colour varies between a whitish to yellowish background and brownish flames or blotches, to small brownish spots tending to form an articulated pattern along its cords. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean throughout the Azores archipelago, living in depths between 190-465 metres. [3]

References

  1. Clelandella azorica Gofas, 2005 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.
  2. "Security check". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. "Security check". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 10 April 2024.