Clanculus mixtus

Clanculus mixtus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Genus:	Clanculus
Species:	C. mixtus
Binomial name
Clanculus mixtus E. A. Smith, 1903
Synonyms[1]
Clanculus (Clanculopsis) mixtus Smith, 1903

Clanculus mixtus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2][3]

Description

The size of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape) to Southern KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Clanculus mixtus E. A. Smith, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567816 on 2012-11-23
2. Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
3. Herbert G.G. (1993). Revision of the Trochinae, tribe Trochini (Gastropoda: Trochidae) of southern Africa. Annals of the natal Museum 34(2):239-308.

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
• World Register of Marine Species
• K.H. Barnard, Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV. Gastropoda; Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum v. 47 (1963-1974)