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

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:

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.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388993 on 2010-06-02.
  3. ^ Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419701 on 2010-06-02.
  4. ^ Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138961 on 2010-06-02.
  5. ^ Calyptraea helicoidea .  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225113 on 2010-06-02.
  6. ^ Calyptraea inexpectata Rolán, 2004.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388994 on 2010-06-02.