Sigapatella novaezelandiae

Sigapatella novaezelandiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Calyptraeoidea
Family:	Calyptraeidae
Genus:	Sigapatella
Species:	S. novaezelandiae
Binomial name
Sigapatella novaezelandiae (Lesson, 1831)
Synonyms
Calyptraea alta Odhner, N.H.J., 1924 Calyptraea calyptraeiformis Lamarck Calyptraea novaezelandiae Lesson, 1831 Crepidula maculata Quoy and Gaimard, 1835 Crepidula novaezelandiae Iredale, 1915 Sigapatella maculata Suter, H., 1913

Sigapatella novaezelandiae, common name the circular slipper limpet, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calyptraeidae.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 33 mm. The white or yellowish white shell is marked by growth lines ;The spire is often light violaceous. The shell is covered by a thin, fibrous, yellowish epidermis. The interior of the shell is white, more or less stained or blotched with violet. ^[1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

External links

• Gastropods.com: Sigapatella novaezelandiae; retrieved: 31 October 2011

References

1. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 122; 1886 (described as Calyptraea calyptraeiformis)

• Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1