| Clelandella azorica | |
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| Shell of Clelandella azorica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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]
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]
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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean throughout the Azores archipelago, living in depths between 190-465 metres. [3]