Capulus ungaricus

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Capulus ungaricus
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Shell of Capulus ungaricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Capuloidea
Family:
Capulidae
Genus:
Capulus
Species:
C. ungaricus
Binomial name
Capulus ungaricus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Amalthea maximaSchumacher, 1817
  • Capulus hungaricus [sic] (misspelling of Capulus ungaricus(Linnaeus, 1758))
  • Capulus hungaricus thorsoniNordsieck, 1969
  • Capulus militaris(Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Patella militarisLinnaeus, 1771
  • Patella ungaricaLinnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
  • Protomedea ornataCosta O.G., 1861

Capulus ungaricus, common name the bonnet shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. [1]

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Taxonomy

The original name of this species is Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758). [1] Later on, a few authors (e.g. Jeffreys, 1865, Thorson, 1941, Ziegelmeier, 1966, Lindner, 1977) changed the name erroneously in Capulus hungaricus. [1] The correct date of publication is 1758 and not 1767 as Abbott (1974) and Lindner (1977) cited. [1]

Distribution

The distribution of Capulus ungaricus includes the sea off Greenland to off Florida. [1] It is less common in the North Sea. [1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 838 m. [2] It is known also from seamounts and knolls. [1]

Feeding habits

It is a suspension feeder. [1]

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References

This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference [1]

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gofas, S. (2010). Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138984 on 2011-01-13
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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