Crucibulum spinosum
| Crucibulum spinosum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Calyptraeoidea |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: | Crucibulum |
| Species: | C. spinosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Crucibulum spinosum (Sowerby, 1824) | |
Crucibulum spinosum, common name the spiny cup-and-saucer snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails.
This species is native to the west coast of the Americas, from California to Chile. It has been introduced and established in Hawaii.[1]
References
- ↑ United States Geological Survey. 2008. Crucibulum spinosum. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. <http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=994> Revision Date: 17 November 2004.
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