Crucibulum (gastropod)

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Crucibulum
Crucibulum scutellatum 01.JPG
Crucibulum scutellatum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Calyptraeoidea
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Crucibulum
Schumacher, 1817 [1]
Type species
Crucibulum planum
Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms
  • Calyptraea (Calypeopsis)Lesson, 1831
  • DispotaeaSay, 1824

Crucibulum, commonly known as cup-and-saucer snails, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae.

Species

Crucibulum deformis, a fossil species from Miocene Crucibulum deformis 01.JPG
Crucibulum deformis, a fossil species from Miocene

Species within the genus Crucibulum include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Schumacher (1817). Essai Vers test.56: 182.