''Clanculus cognatus'' 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
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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.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Clanculus cognatus'' (Pilsbry, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547252 on 2012-11-23][Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 9 mm.
Distribution
This marine shell occurs off the
Ryukyus, Japan,
Taiwan and the
Philippines
References
External links
To Encyclopedia of LifeTo World Register of Marine Species
cognatus
Gastropods described in 1903
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