| Clanculus mixtus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Clanculus |
| Species: | C. mixtus
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| Binomial name | |
| Clanculus mixtus E. A. Smith, 1903
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Clanculus (Clanculopsis) mixtus Smith, 1903 | |
Clanculus mixtus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.123
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
References
- 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
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
- Herbert G.G. (1993). Revision of the Trochinae, tribe Trochini (Gastropoda: Trochidae) of southern Africa. Annals of the natal Museum 34(2):239-308.