Biology:Clelandella azorica

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Clelandella azorica
Shell of Clelandella azorica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Clelandella
Species:
C. azorica
Binomial name
Clelandella azorica
Gofas, 2005

Clelandella azorica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell ranges between 9 mm and 12.5 mm. The shell colour varies between a whitish to yellowish background and brownish flames or blotches, to small brownish spots tending to form an articulated pattern along its cords.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean throughout the Azores archipelago, living in depths between 190-465 metres.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5131140 entry