Clanculus miniatus, common name the keeled top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

The base of the shell is convex, radiately strigate or finely tessellate with brown.

They are spirally finely granose-lirate, the lirae narrow, close, about 8 to 12 in number on the upper surface of the body whorl, the 5th forming a slightly projecting carina.

The base is finely lirate, the lirae granose, about 15, subequal, or sometimes alternately smaller with the radiately striate interstices.

The long columella is straight, strongly dentate at its base, obsoletely folded above, inserted upon the side of the umbilicus, which is smooth within, bordered by a slight, smooth rib.