Crepidula pyguaia

Crepidula pyguaia
Crepidula pyguaia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Calyptraeoidea
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Crepidula
Species: C. pyguaia
Binomial name
Crepidula pyguaia
Simone, 2006[1]

Crepidula pyguaia 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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Simone. 2006. Zootaxa Volume: 1112 Pages: 3-64. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 2010-06-02.
  2. ^ Crepidula pyguaia Simone, 2006. WoRMS (2009). Crepidula pyguaia Simone, 2006. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389787 on 2010-06-03.
  3. ^ 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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