Crucibulum spinosum

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Crucibulum spinosum
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C. spinosum
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Crucibulum spinosum
(Sowerby, 1824)

Crucibulum spinosum, common name the spiny cup-and-saucer snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails.

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Description

The shell has a width of 44.6 mm.

Distribution

This species is native to the west coast of the Americas, from California to Chile. It has been introduced and established in Hawaii. [1]

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References

  1. United States Geological Survey. 2008. Crucibulum spinosum. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. <https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=994 Archived 11 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine > Revision Date: 17 November 2004.