Clanculus margaritarius

The body whorl descends anteriorly and is encircled by about 13 or 14 granose lirae every second one, or on some specimens every one articulated with black dots.

The short columella is oblique, with a very slight fold above, very deeply entering the profound, extremely narrow axial pit, and at the base terminating in a large squarish trifid tooth.

[2] The phylum Mollusca is a highly diverse and rich species, with an abundant amount of color variations that is beneficial to learn from.

[3] Coloring in shells can result from a multitude of factors, such as behavioral characteristics and the environment mollusks live in.

It occurs in the Central and East Indian Ocean, China, East India, Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, Japan, Loyalty Islands, Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Taiwan and Queensland, and Australia.