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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TROCHIDAE: TROCHINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Trochida (Order)
> Trochoidea (Superfamily)
> Trochidae (Family)
> Trochinae (Subfamily)
> Clanculus (Genus)
> atypicus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Clanculopsis Monterosato, 1880
=Clanculus (Clanculopsis) Monterosato, 1880
=Clanculus (Euclanculus) Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
=Clanculus (Euriclanculus) Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
=Clanculus (Paraclanculus) Finlay, 1926
=Fragella Swainson, 1840
=Macroclanculus Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
=Otavia Risso, 1826
=Trochus (Belangeria) P. Fischer, 1879
=Trochus (Clanculus) Montfort, 1810
Synonymised Names:
=Clanculus (Clanculopsis) atypicus Iredale, 1912
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TROCHIDAE: TROCHINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Trochida (Order)
> Trochoidea (Superfamily)
> Trochidae (Family)
> Trochinae (Subfamily)
> Clanculus (Genus)
> atypicus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Clanculopsis Monterosato, 1880
=Clanculus (Clanculopsis) Monterosato, 1880
=Clanculus (Euclanculus) Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
=Clanculus (Euriclanculus) Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
=Clanculus (Paraclanculus) Finlay, 1926
=Fragella Swainson, 1840
=Macroclanculus Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
=Otavia Risso, 1826
=Trochus (Belangeria) P. Fischer, 1879
=Trochus (Clanculus) Montfort, 1810
Synonymised Names:
=Clanculus (Clanculopsis) atypicus Iredale, 1912
Details: Clanculus atypicus Iredale, 1912
Size/Grows to:
Width 9.5mm, Height 8mm
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands, from 0-15m
Type Data:
  • Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Low tide under stones
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References and Publications
  • Brook, F.J., Marshall, B.A. 1998 The coastal molluscan fauna of the northern Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28 (p.214)
  • Iredale, T. 1912 New generic names and new species of marine Mollusca, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 10(3) (p.225) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil