Clanculus denticulatus, common name the toothed clanculus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Clanculus denticulatus (Gray, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547247 on 2012-11-23
Description The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 13 mm. The depressed, spirally grooved shell has a conical shape. It is pale reddish, ornamented with rows of white and brown spots. The; ribs are slightly granulated. The sutures are distinct and impressed. The lower part of the body whorl is nearly smooth. The white umbilicus is smooth inside, the edge furnished with a series of granules. The aperture is subquadrangular. The outer lip is crenulated at the edge. The columellar lip is smooth, with a large tooth at the inside and a little roughness on the outer side.H. Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Monodonta denticulata)
Distribution This marine species occurs off Japan, the Philippines and Australia
References
Gray, J.E. 1826. Mollusca. pp. 474–496 in King, P.P. (ed). Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia. Performed between the years 1818 and 1822. London : John Murray Vol. 2. Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannover : Hahniana 46 pp Wilson B. (1993) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 1. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 408 pp. Jansen, P. 1995. A review of the genus Clanculus Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in Australia, with description of a new subspecies and the introduction of a nomen novum. Vita Marina 43(1-2): 39-62
External links Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) Encyclopedia of Life GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) World Register of Marine Species