Calyptraea

Calyptraea
Three shells of Calyptraea chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Calyptraeoidea
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Calyptraea
Lamarck, 1799
Type species
Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758

Calyptraea, commonly known as the "Chinese hat snails" is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, a family which contains the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Calyptraea include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. Calyptraea Lamarck, 1799. WoRMS (2009). Calyptraea Lamarck, 1799. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137721 on 2010-06-03.
  2. Calyptraea africana Rolán, 2004.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.
  3. Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.
  4. Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.
  5. Calyptraea helicoidea .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.
  6. Calyptraea inexpectata Rolán, 2004.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.
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