Clanculus simoni

Clanculus simoni
view of a shell of Clanculus simoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clanculus
Species:
C. simoni
Binomial name
Clanculus simoni
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]

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

Seashell Clanculus simoni

Description and identification

The size of the shell varies between 9.8 mm and 12.7 mm.

The shells are covered in cats eyes style dots, and are usually rose colored, leading up to cone shell becoming smaller as they go up the shell. The shell is also heavily banded.[3][4]

Reproduction

These species are mostly broadcast spawners, and the embryos evolve into planktonic trocophore larva then, juvenile veligers, eventually becoming full grown adults.[4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.[2]

References

  1. ^ Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker. 2006. Visaya Supplement: Supplement 2 Pages: 3–228. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b Clanculus simoni Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Marine Species Traits - Clanculus simoni Poppe, Tagaro & H. Dekker, 2006". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Clanculus simoni". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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