Bostrycapulus aculeatus

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Bostrycapulus aculeatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Calyptraeoidea
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Bostrycapulus
Species: B. aculeatus
Binomial name
Bostrycapulus aculeatus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin, 1791)

Bostrycapulus aculeatus 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 hat snails.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in Florida and the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 80 m.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2010). Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419700 on 2010-06-03.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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