Clanculus multipunctatuscommon name the beautiful clanculus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Clanculus multipunctatus Jansen, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567197 on 2012-11-23Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Vilvens C. (2009) A new Clanculus (Trochidae) from the Philippines, with additional notes and new records of Trichidae-species in the archipelago. Visaya 2(4): 4-10. (Published June 2009)
Description
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Australia (Western Australia and the Northern Territories).
References
Jansen, P.I., 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 World Register of Marine Species