Clanculus
Clanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.
Distribution
Clanculus is an old genus. Fossils found in Italy date from the Pliocene The distribution of this genus is worldwide, individuals of some species sometimes occur in great numbers, from the intertidal zone up to depths of 200 m. Many species can be found in Australia, New Zealand, the Indo-Pacific, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Japan, South Africa, Zanzibar, Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, West Africa, Angola, North Africa and Europe.Shell description
These top shells are wide-conical and low spired. Their spirally ribbed sculpture consists of conspicuous regular rows of robust, round beads. The whorls show a profile with a deep suture and the final whorl inflated. The aperture of the shell is oval, with a strongly ridged lip. The umbilicus is generally deep. The color of the shell varies between orange, dark red, and chocolate brown.Species
The type species, Clanculus pharaonius, was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as Trochus pharaonius.- † Clanculus adesus Clanculus albanyensis Jansen, 1995Clanculus albinus A. Adams, 1853 Clanculus albugo Clanculus aloysii Tenison Woods, 1876
- † Clanculus angiolianus Spadini, 2006
- † Clanculus araonis Clanculus ater Pilsbry, 1911Clanculus atricatena J.R. Tomlin, 1921Clanculus atypicus Iredale, 1912
- † Clanculus baccatus Clanculus berthelotii Clanculus bicarinatus Angas, 1880
- † Clanculus bonfittoi Chirli, 2004 Clanculus boyeti Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006
- † Clanculus brebioni Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2017 Clanculus bronni Clanculus brunneus A. Adams, 1853 Clanculus buijsei Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006
- † Clanculus cerberi Clanculus ceylonicus G.& H. Nevill, 1869Clanculus clanguloides Wood, 1828 Clanculus clangulus Clanculus collingei Melvill, 1904Clanculus comarilis Ch. Hedley, 1912Clanculus consobrinus R. Tate, 1893 Clanculus corallinus Clanculus cristinae Rubio & Rolan, 2002Clanculus cruciatus Clanculus denticulatus Clanculus depictus A. Adams, 1854Clanculus dunkeri
- † Clanculus echinasteris Vera-Peláez, 2022Clanculus edentulus A. Adams, 1853 Clanculus elevatus Spadini, 1986Clanculus escondidus Poppe, Tagaro & Vilvens, 2009Clanculus eucarinatus Monfort 1810Clanculus euchelioides R. Tate, 1893 Clanculus flagellatus Clanculus floridus Clanculus flosculus Fischer, 1880Clanculus gemmulifer H. A. Pilsbry, 1901
- † Clanculus granifer Clanculus granti Ch. Hedley, 1907Clanculus guineensis Gmelin, 1791
- † Clanculus gulyasi Kovács, Leél-Őssy & Vicián, 2023
- † Clanculus hoernesi
- † Clanculus infraeocaenicus Clanculus johnstoni Ch. Hedley, 1917 Clanculus jucundus Gould, 1861Clanculus jussieui Clanculus korkosi Singer et al., 2000
- † Clanculus krachi Nosowska, 2020Clanculus kraussii
- † Clanculus landaui Spadini, 2006Clanculus largillierti Clanculus laurae Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008Clanculus leucomphalus Verco, 1905 Clanculus limbatus
- † Clanculus lutosus Kensley & Pether, 1986
- † Clanculus manganellii Spadini, 2006Clanculus margaritarius Clanculus mariaemaris Rubio & Rolan, 2002
- † Clanculus marqueti Spadini, 2006Clanculus maugeri Clanculus mauritianus Melvill, 1909Clanculus maxillatus Clanculus microdon Monfort 1810Clanculus miniatus Clanculus mixtus E.A. Smith, 1903Clanculus multipunctatus Jansen, 1995
- † Clanculus murrayi Carrington & Kensley, 1969Clanculus natalensis Herbert, 1993
- † Clanculus ozennei Crosse, 1862Clanculus peccatus Clanculus persicus Habe & Shikama, 1964Clanculus personatus Clanculus petziae Rubio & Rolan, 2002Clanculus pharaonius Clanculus philippii Clanculus pini Rubio & Rolan, 2002Clanculus plebejus
- † Clanculus praecruciatus Mikhailovsky, 1903
- † Clanculus pseudoaraonis Clanculus pseudocorallinus Gofas, 1984 Clanculus puniceus Clanculus quadricingulatus Ludbrook N.H., 1941
- † Clanculus relictus Kosuge & Koizumi, 1990
- † Clanculus rembangensis Clanculus richeri Vilvens, 2000Clanculus ringens C.T. Menke, 1843
- † Clanculus robustus Friedberg, 1928Clanculus samoensis
- † Clanculus sancticlementensis Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2017Clanculus santamariae Gofas, 1984Clanculus satrapius Clanculus scabrosus Clanculus scotti Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006Clanculus simoni Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006Clanculus spadiceus Philippi, 1848Clanculus stigmatarius A. Adams, 1853Clanculus textilosus A. Adams, 1853Clanculus thomasi Clanculus tonnerrei
- † Clanculus tricingulatus Ludbrook, 1978
- † Clanculus tuberculatus
- † Clanculus turriculatus Sacco, 1896
- † Clanculus umbilicovadus Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2017 Clanculus undatoides J. E. Tennison-Woods, 1879 Clanculus undatus
- † Clanculus valdecinctus Fontannes, 1878
- † Clanculus verai Lozano-Francisco & Vera-Peláez, 2002Clanculus villanus Clanculus waltonae Sowerby, 1892