- Crepidula badisparsa
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Crepidula badisparsa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade LittorinimorphaSuperfamily: Calyptraeoidea Family: Calyptraeidae Genus: Crepidula Species: C. badisparsa Binomial name Crepidula badisparsa
Collin, 2005[1]Crepidula badisparsa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.[2]
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Distribution
Bocas del Toro Province, Panama.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[3]
References
- ^ a b Collin R. (2005). "Crepidula badisparsa sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Calyptraeidae) from Bocas del Toro Province, Panama". Caribbean Journal of Science 41(2): 269-276. PDF.
- ^ Crepidula badisparsa Collin, 2005. WoRMS (2009). Crepidula badisparsa Collin, 2005. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389685 on 2010-06-03.
- ^ a b c 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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