Capulus

Capulus
Temporal range: 443.8–0.0 Ma

Silurian to Recent

Two shells of Capulus ungaricus with the periostracum removed
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Capuloidea
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Capulus
Montfort, 1810
Type species
Patella ungarica Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Actita Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 (Unnecessary substitute name for Capulus and Pileopsis)
  • Brocchia Bronn, 1828
  • Pileopsis Lamarck, 1822
  • Capulonix Iredale, 1929
  • Tenpetasus Iredale, 1929

Capulus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Capulus include:

Capulus danieli
Species brought into synonymy

According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) the following species names are also in current use [8]

References

  1. Capulus Montfort, 1810. Gofas, S. (2009). Capulus Montfort, 1810. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137729 on 28 May 2012.
  2. Ludvigsen, Rolf & Beard, Graham. 1997. West Coast Fossils: A Guide to the Ancient Life of Vancouver Island. pg. 112
  3. Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. Capulus simplex Locard, 1898.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  5. Capulus subcompressus Pelseneer, 1903.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  6. Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  7. Capulus intortus (Lamarck, 1822).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  8. OBIS : Capulus

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