Clanculus peccatus

Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[1]

Clanculus peccatus
preserved specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Genus:	Clanculus
Species:	C. (P.) peccatus
Binomial name
Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus (Finlay, 1927)
Synonyms
Clanculus peccatus (Finlay, 1926) (basionym) Paraclanculus peccatus Finlay, 1927 Trochus ringens Suter, 1913 Trochus takapunaensis Webster, 1906

Description

The height of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 12 mm.^{[citation needed]}

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand, found under rocks at about 15–20 m off Great Barrier Island.^{[citation needed]}