Grandicrepidula grandis

Grandicrepidula grandis
Grandicrepidula grandis
G. grandis attached to a living Buccinum isaotakii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Calyptraeoidea
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Grandicrepidula
Species: G. grandis
Binomial name
Grandicrepidula grandis
(Middendorff, 1849)
Synonyms[1]

Crepidula grandis Middendorff, 1849 (basionym)

Grandicrepidula grandis, common name : the giant slipper limpet, 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.[1]

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Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Aleutians.

References

  1. ^ a b Grandicrepidula grandis . WoRMS (2009). Grandicrepidula grandis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571646 on 2010-06-03.

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