Spiny Slippersnail

Bostrycapulus aculeatus

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae

Bostrycapulus aculeatus is a species of sea snail in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and hat snails. Distribution This species occurs in Florida and the Bahamas. Description The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 178Mexico · 23Netherlands · 7Cuba · 2

Sources and credits

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