''Clelandella azorica'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 12.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the
Azores.
References
External links
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Gofas S. (2005). ''Geographical differentiation in Clelandella (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic''. Journal of Molluscan Studies 71: 133–144 page(s): 139-140
azorica
Gastropods described in 2005
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