Clanculus simoni
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| authority = Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006{{WRMS source|129222|Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker. 2006. Visaya Supplement: Supplement 2 Pages: 3–228|1 May 2010}}
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Clanculus simoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.{{WRMS species|389948|Clanculus simoni Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006||1 May 2010}}
Description and identification
The size of the shell varies between 9.8 mm and 12.7 mm.
The shells are covered in cats eyes style dots, and are usually rose colored, leading up to cone shell becoming smaller as they go up the shell. The shell is also heavily banded.{{Cite web |title=Marine Species Traits - Clanculus simoni Poppe, Tagaro & H. Dekker, 2006 |url=https://marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389948 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=marinespecies.org}}
Reproduction
These species are mostly broadcast spawners, and the embryos evolve into planktonic trocophore larva then, juvenile veligers, eventually becoming full grown adults.{{Cite web |title=Clanculus simoni |url=https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Clanculus-simoni.html |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=www.sealifebase.se}}
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
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External links
{{Commons category|Clanculus simoni}}
- {{Gastropods.com|key=5|id=47295|title=Clanculus simoni|access-date=15 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 2006
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