| Calyptraea helicoidea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: | Calyptraea |
| Species: | C. helicoidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Calyptraea helicoidea (G.B. Sowerby II, 1883) | |
| Synonyms | |
Trochita helicoideaG.B. Sowerby II, 1883 (original combination) | |
Calyptraea helicoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails. [1]
This marine species occurs off Port Elisabeth and East London, South Africa.