Clanculus scabrosus
A marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.
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The species was originally described by R. A. Philippi in 1850.[1][2] A marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Trochidae is the species Clanculus scabrosus.[3][1]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- SubclassVetigastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyTrochidae
- GenusClanculus
- SpeciesClanculus scabrosus
Named by (Philippi, 1850)
Close relatives
Other species of Clanculus with a Codexery entry.
- Clanculus albanyensis Clanculus albanyensis
- Clanculus albugo Clanculus albugo
- Clanculus aloysii Clanculus aloysii
- Clanculus atypicus Clanculus atypicus
- Clanculus berthelotii Clanculus berthelotii
- Clanculus bronni Clanculus bronni
- Clanculus brunneus Clanculus brunneus
- Clanculus clanguloides Clanculus clanguloides
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Clanculus scabrosus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 594209 (CC BY 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Number of whorls
- 6–7
- Spiral cinguli count
- about 4
- Concentric lirae on base
- 6 or 7
- Distribution
- off India and Sri Lanka
Facts from the source article.
Biology and range
GBIF holds 56 occurrence records for this taxon.[2] This species possesses a false-umbilicate shell that is both thick and solid.[4][5] At the periphery, the whorls are carinate.[4][5] A whitish shell color is seen, marked by brown longitudinal flammulations.[4][5]
Narrow brown stripes, which are often broken into tessellations, radiate across the base.[4][5]
What the specialist sources record
The Manual of Conchology notes that the shell's sculpture comprises roughly four spiral cinguli, with the two in the middle being granulose.[5][4]
References
- World Register of Marine Species, Clanculus scabrosus (AphiaID 594209). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Clanculus scabrosus (taxon key 6514404). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org
- Wikipedia, "Clanculus scabrosus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rosenberg, G. (2012). Clanculus scabrosus (Philippi, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxde (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Clanculus scabrosus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: H. Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Trochus scabrosus) (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- H. Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Trochus scabrosus). facts only, no text reused. archive.org
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Clanculus scabrosus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Classification: the source article's taxobox; order, family and genus checked against WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species (CC BY 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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