''Clanculus waltonae'' is a
species of
sea snail
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, a
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Trochidae, the top snails.
[Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Clanculus waltonae'' Sowerby III, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567826 on 2012-11-23][Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.]
Description
The shell may attain a height of 10 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
False Bay to
East London
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
, South Africa
References
External links
Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)World Register of Marine Species*
.Barnard K.H., ''Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV. Gastropoda : Prosobranchiata''; Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum v.47 (1963-1974)
Endemic molluscs of South Africa
waltonae
Gastropods described in 1892
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