Pharaohs clanculus [1] , or Pharaonic clanculus [2] ( Clanculus pharaonius ) is a species of marine gastropod mollusks of the top family.
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Description
Cone-shaped shell from 2 to 2.5 cm long, in shape and bright red color resembles strawberries . The body of the mollusk is beige, with red spots, the head and tentacles are olive.
Distribution
It lives near the rocky shallow waters of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at a depth of 5 m
Lifestyle
The view is active around the clock. It feeds on algae. In winter, animals form large clusters under the stones, where they gather for spawning.
Notes
- ↑ Ershov V.E. , Kantor Yu. I. Sea shells. Brief identifier. - M .: Italic, 2008 .-- S. 66. - 3,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-89592-059-6 .
- ↑ Biological Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. M.S. Gilyarov ; Editorial: A.A. Baev , G.G. Vinberg, G.A. Zavarzin et al. - M .: Sov. Encyclopedia , 1986. - S. 785. - 831 p. - 100,000 copies.