Grandicrepidula grandis
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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] | |
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]
Description
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Aleutians.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
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