Rank Genus | Superfamily Buccinoidea Scientific name Clea Higher classification Buccinidae | |
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Similar Clea helena, Gastropods, Buccinidae, Molluscs, Red‑rimmed melania | ||
Clea is a genus of freshwater snails with opercula, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks, a large family, almost all of the rest of which are marine.
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Species
Species within the genus Clea include:
Distribution
This genus occurs in Asia and Africa.
Feeding habits
Like all snails in the clade Neogastropoda, snails in this genus are carnivorous.
References
Clea (gastropod) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA