†Clanculus atropurpureus Gould 1849 (top snail)
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Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae
Belongs to Clanculus according to P. Jensen 1996
See also Short and Potter 1987 and Wilson 1993
Sister taxa: Clanculus (Clanculopsis), Clanculus (Clanculus), Clanculus cerberi, Clanculus clanguloides, Clanculus comarilis, Clanculus granosus, Clanculus johnstoni, Clanculus limbatus, Clanculus lutosus, Clanculus maugeri, Clanculus maxillatus, Clanculus pascoei, Clanculus pseudaraonis, Clanculus submorum, Clanculus tricarinata
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Late Pleistocene (Stage 5), Perth Basin (Quaternary of Australia)
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