Grandicrepidula grandis
| Grandicrepidula grandis | |
|---|---|
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| G. grandis attached to a living Buccinum isaotakii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Calyptraeoidea |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: | Grandicrepidula |
| Species: | G. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Grandicrepidula grandis (Middendorff, 1849) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Crepidula grandis Middendorff, 1849 (basionym) | |
Grandicrepidula grandis, common name : the giant slipper limpet, 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.[1]
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Aleutians.
References
- 1 2 Grandicrepidula grandis . WoRMS (2009). Grandicrepidula grandis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571646 on 2010-06-03.
External links
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