Cantharidoscops clausus

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Cantharidoscops clausus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Cantharidoscops
Species:
C. clausus
Binomial name
Cantharidoscops clausus
(Golikov & Gulbin, 1978)

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

Description[edit]

The shell grows to a length of 35 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Kurile Islands.

Habitat[edit]

This species is found in the following habitats:[1]

  • Brackish
  • Marine

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2012). Cantharidoscops clausus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1978). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576616 on 2012-11-23
  2. ^ Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.

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