Clanculus ceylonicus explained

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm. The shell shows heavily beaded spiral cords, 11 on the last whorl. Small axial ribs join the beads in between.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion, India and Sri Lanka.

References

• G. & H. Nevill, 1869, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal p. 157, 1869

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
• World Register of Marine Species
  • Vie Oceane: Clanculus ceylonicus

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Clanculus ceylonicus G. & H. Nevill, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594188 on 2012-11-23