Cheila

Cheila
Cheila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Calyptraeoidea
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Cheila
Modeer, 1793

Cheila is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Cheila include:

References

  1. ^ Cheila Modeer, 1793. WoRMS (2009). Cheila Modeer, 1793. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225233 on 2010-06-03.
  2. ^ Cheila equestris (Linnaeus, 1758).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225703 on 2010-06-02.

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