Clelandella azorica | |
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Shell of Clelandella azorica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Clelandella |
Species: | C. azorica
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Binomial name | |
Clelandella azorica Gofas, 2005
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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 9mm and 12.5mm. 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]
Clelandella azorica | |
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Shell of Clelandella azorica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Clelandella |
Species: | C. azorica
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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 9mm and 12.5mm. 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]
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (January 2014) |
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean throughout the Azores archipelago, living in depths between 190-465 metres. [3]