Clanculus submorum Abrard 1942 (top snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae

Full reference: R. Abrard. 1942. Mollusques Pleistocenes de la Cote Francaise des Somalis [Pleistocene molluscs from French Somaliland]. Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, serie 6 18:5-105

Belongs to Clanculus according to R. Abrard 1942

Sister taxa: Clanculus (Clanculopsis), Clanculus (Clanculus), Clanculus atropurpureus, Clanculus cerberi, Clanculus clanguloides, Clanculus comarilis, Clanculus granosus, Clanculus johnstoni, Clanculus limbatus, Clanculus lutosus, Clanculus maugeri, Clanculus maxillatus, Clanculus pascoei, Clanculus pseudaraonis, Clanculus tricarinata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Baghenda, which is in a Pleistocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Djibouti

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Baghenda

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