This shell features five whorls and ornamented with spiral granulose lirae (beaded ribs) the colour varies from browns to reddish purple's and whites.

At a glance

Habitat Subtidally amongst seagrasses and seaweeds
Size Can grow to around 12mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia from WA to Victoria including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from WA to Victoria including around Tasmania
Habitat
Subtidally amongst seagrasses and seaweeds
Size
Can grow to around 12mm
Common Name Dunker’s top-shell
Aliases Dunker's clanculus,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassVetigastropoda
SuperfamilyTrochoidea
FamilyTrochidae
SubfamilyTrochinae
GenusClanculus
SpeciesClanculus dunkeri
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