Crepidula pyguaia

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Crepidula pyguaia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Crepidula
Species:
C. pyguaia
Binomial name
Crepidula pyguaia
Simone, 2006 [1]

Crepidula pyguaia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails. [2]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Simone. 2006. Zootaxa Volume: 1112 Pages: 3-64. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. ↑ Crepidula pyguaia Simone, 2006 . WoRMS (2009). Crepidula pyguaia Simone, 2006. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389787 on 2010-06-03 .
  3. 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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