Crepidula excavata

Crepidula excavata

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae

Calyptraea, commonly known as the Chinese hat snails, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, a family which contains the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails. Species Species within the genus Calyptraea include: Calyptraea africana Rolán, 2004 † Calyptraea alta (Conrad, 1854) Calyptraea aurita Reeve, 1859 Calyptraea barnardi Kilburn, 1980 Calyptraea burchi Smith & Gordon, 1948 Calyptraea capensis Tomlin, 1931 Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841) Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Calyptraea conica…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 2

Sources and credits

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Crepidula excavata

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