Clypeola (gastropod)
For other uses, see Clypeola (disambiguation).
| Clypeola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda cladeHypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Calyptraeoidea |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: | Clypeola J.E. Gray, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Clypeola tenuis Gray 1867 | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
| Synonyms | |
Clypeola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, Chinese hat snails and cup-and-saucer snails. [2]
This genus is considered a synonym of Sigapatella Lesson, 1831 [2]
Species
Species within the genus Clypeola include:
- Clypeola hedleyi (Smith, 1915)[3]
- Clypeola tenuis Gray 1867 - New Zealand : synonym of Sigapatella tenuis (Gray, 1867)
References
- ↑ Clypeola on clade.ansp.org
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Clypeola. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597430 on 2012-05-15
- ↑ Clypeola hedleyi on www.sydneyshellclub.net
External links
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