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Clanculus

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Description

Clanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clanculus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2292764	https://www.gbif.org/species/2292764
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	8673	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=8673

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Clanculus

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Clanculus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Orthogastropoda	Ponder and Lindberg 1997
superorder	Vetigastropoda	Salvini-Plawen 1980
superfamily	Trochoidea
family	Trochidae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Trochinae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Clanculus	Montfort 1810

Scientific Name

Clanculus Montfort, 1810

Name Published In

Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)].

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Clanculus	genus	belongs to Trochinae	stated with evidence	MacNeil, 1960
Clanculus	genus	belongs to Trochidae	stated with evidence	Ladd, 1966
Clanculus	genus	belongs to Trochidae	stated without evidence	Kensley and Pether, 1986
Clanculus	genus	belongs to Trochinae	implied	Wilson, 1993
Clanculus	genus	belongs to Trochinae	stated with evidence	Lozouet et al., 2001
Clanculus	genus	belongs to Archaeogastropoda	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Clanculus	genus	belongs to Trochinae	stated with evidence	Harzhauser, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

7 (32%)

First Recorded Appearance

61.6 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene

Motility

actively mobile (based on Trochidae)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

grazer (based on Trochidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Gastropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clanculus

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Clanculus (Clanculopsis) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		15	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Clanculus (Clanculus) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		11	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Clanculus acuminatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus acutidentatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus adesus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus albanyensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus albinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus albugo species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus aloysii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus assabensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus ater species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus atricatena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus atypicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus baccatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus berthelotii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus bicarinatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus bonfittoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus boyeti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus brebioni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus bronni species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Clanculus brunneus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus buijsei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus cerberi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Clanculus ceylonicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus chanuloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus cingulifer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus clanguloides species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Clanculus clangulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus clippertonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus cognatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus comarilis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Clanculus consobrinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus corallinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus crassilabrum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus cristinae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus cruciatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus denticulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus depictus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus dunkeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus edentulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus escondidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus euchelioides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus flagellatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus floridus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus flosculus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus gemmulifer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus gibbonsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus gibbosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus granti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus guineensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus johnstoni species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Clanculus jucundus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus jussieui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus korkosi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus kraussii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus largillierti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus laurae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus leucomphalus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus limbatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Clanculus lutosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Clanculus maculosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus margaritarius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus mariaemaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus maugeri species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Clanculus mauritianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus maxillatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Clanculus microdon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus miniatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus minor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus mixtus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus multiliratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus multipunctatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus natalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus nexus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus nigricans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus ormophorus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus pascoei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Clanculus peccatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus persicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus personatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus petziae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus pharaonius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus philippii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus pini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus plebejus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus pseudaraonis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	13.8 Ma Miocene	13.8 Ma Miocene
Clanculus pseudocorallinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus puniceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus richeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus ringens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus rubidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus samoensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Clanculus sancticlementensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus santamariae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus scabrosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus scotti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus simoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus spadiceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus stigmatarius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus stirophorus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus submorum species	listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Clanculus sulcarius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus textilosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus thomasi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus tonnerrei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus tricarinata species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Clanculus turbinoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus umbilicovadus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus undatoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus undatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus villanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus waltonae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus weedingi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clanculus zebrides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gibbula pseudaraonis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Monodonta araonis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Monodonta cerberi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Monodonta tricarinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Macroclanculus Cotton & Godfrey, 1934	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : *Macroclanculus*
Fragella Swainson, 1840	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : *Fragella*
Clanculopsis Monterosato, 1888	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : *Clanculopsis*
Clangulus de Blainville, 1817	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : *Clangulus*
Otavia Risso, 1826	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : *Otavia*
Belangeria Fischer, 1880	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : *Belangeria*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1810	Clanculus Monfort
1960	Clanculus MacNeil p. 27
1966	Clanculus Ladd p. 38
1986	Clanculus Kensley and Pether p. 157
1993	Clanculus Wilson p. 83
2001	Clanculus Lozouet et al. p. 18
2002	Clanculus Harzhauser p. 69
2002	Clanculus Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Clanculus Harzhauser p. 108

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

MacNeil F. S. (1960) Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa: A comparison of the late Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene Gastropoda of Okinawa with related faunas of East Asia together with a resume of the geological setting of the fossiliferous deposits, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 339, 1-148

Ladd H. S. (1966) Chitons and Gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from Western Pacific Islands, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 531, 1-98

Kensley B., Pether J. (1986) Late Tertiary and Early Quaternary Fossil Mollusca for the Hondeklip Area, Cape Province, South Africa, Annals of the South African Museum 97 6, 141-225

Wilson B. (1993) , Australian Marine Shells 1

Lozouet P., Lesport J.-F., et al (2001) Révision des Gastropoda (Mollusca) du stratotype de L'Aquitanien (Miocéne inf.) site de Saucats "Lariey", Gironde, France, Cossmanniana 8, 1-189

Harzhauser M. (2002) Marine und brachyhaline Gastropoden aus dem Karpatium des Korneubuger Beckens und der Kreuzstettener Bucht (Österreich, Untermiozän), Beiträge zur Paläontologie 27, 61-159

Harzhauser M. (2004) Oligocene gastropod faunas for the Eastern Mediterranean (Mesohellenic Trough/Greece and Esfahan-Sirjan Basin/Central Iran), Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 248, 93-181

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Conch. Syst., 2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Boss, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Herbert D.G. (1993). Revision of the Trochinae, tribe Trochini (Gastropoda: Trochidae) of southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum. 34(2): 239-308. - via World Register of Marine Species

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species

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