Calyptraea helicoidea
Calyptraea helicoidea 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]
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Species: | C. helicoidea |
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Calyptraea helicoidea (G.B. Sowerby II, 1883) | |
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Trochita helicoidea G.B. Sowerby II, 1883 (original combination) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Port Elisabeth and East London, South Africa.
References
- Calyptraea helicoidea . WoRMS (2009). Calyptraea helicoidea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225113 on 2010-06-03 .
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
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