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Clanculus simoni
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clanculus simoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
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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.[3][4]
Reproduction
These species are mostly broadcast spawners, and the embryos evolve into planktonic trocophore larva then, juvenile veligers, eventually becoming full grown adults.[4]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.[2]
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