''Calyptraea'', commonly known as the
Chinese hat snails is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Calyptraeidae, a family which contains the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Calyptraea'' include:
* ''
Calyptraea africana''
Rolán, 2004
* † ''
Calyptraea alta
''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 sna ...
''
(Conrad, 1854)
* ''
Calyptraea aurita
''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 sna ...
''
Reeve, 1859
* ''
Calyptraea barnardi
''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 sna ...
''
Kilburn, 1980
* ''
Calyptraea burchi
''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 sna ...
''
Smith & Gordon, 1948
* ''
Calyptraea capensis
''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 sna ...
''
Tomlin, 1931
* ''
Calyptraea centralis
''Calyptraea centralis'' 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.
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded ...
''
(Conrad, 1841)
* ''
Calyptraea chinensis''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Calyptraea conica
''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 sna ...
''
Broderip, 1834
* ''
Calyptraea contorta
''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 sna ...
''
(Carpenter, 1864)
* ''
Calyptraea edgariana
''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 sna ...
''
Melvill, 1898
* ''
Calyptraea fastigiata
''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 sna ...
''
Gould, 1846
* ''
Calyptraea helicoidea''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1883)
* ''
Calyptraea inexpectata''
Rolán, 2004
* ''
Calyptraea lichen''
Broderip, 1834
* ''
Calyptraea mamillaris''
Broderip, 1834
* ''
Calyptraea pellucida''
(Reeve, 1859)
* † ''
Calyptraea primogenita''
Kiel, 2003 (''
taxon inquirendum
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'')
[Kiel S. (2003) ''New taxonomic data for the gastropod fauna of the Umzamba Formation (Santonian–Campanian, South Africa)''; Cretaceous Research 24 (2003) 449–475]
* ''
Calyptraea renovata''
(Crosse & P. Fischer, 1890)
* ''
Calyptraea sakaguchii''
Kuroda & Habe, 1961
* ''
Calyptraea spinifera''
(Gray, 1867)
* ''
Calyptraea spirala
''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 sna ...
''
(Forbes, 1852)
* ''
Calyptraea subreflexa''
(Carpenter, 1856)
* † ''
Calyptraea trochiformis''
Lamarck, 1804
* ''
Calyptraea ventricosa''
(Carpenter, 1857)
* ''
Calyptraea yokoyamai''
Kuroda, 1929
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Calyptraea aberrans'' C.B. Adams, 1852: synonym of ''
Anomia peruviana'' d'Orbigny, 1846
* ''Calyptraea adolphei'' Lesson, 1831: synonym of ''
Crepipatella dilatata
''Crepipatella dilatata'' is a species of sea snail described by Lamarck. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and hat snails.
This species can be distingui ...
'' (Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Calyptraea amygdalus'' Valenciennes, 1846: synonym of ''
Crepidula onyx'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1824
* ''Calyptraea arenata'' Broderip, 1834: synonym of ''
Crepidula excavata'' (Broderip, 1834)
* ''Calyptraea dormitoria'' Reeve, 1858: synonym of ''
Cheilea dormitoria
''Cheilea dormitoria'' is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae
''Hipponicidae'', common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine ga ...
'' (Reeve, 1858)
* ''Calyptraea dorsata'' Broderip, 1834: synonym of ''
Crepidula dorsata'' (Broderip, 1834)
* ''Calyptraea echinus'' Broderip, 1834: synonym of ''
Crepidula aculeata
''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.
Distribution
This species occurs in Florida and the Bah ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Calyptraea excavata'' Broderip, 1834: synonym of ''
Crepidula excavata'' (Broderip, 1834)
* ''Calyptraea hystrix'' Broderip, 1834: synonym of ''
Crepidula aculeata
''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.
Distribution
This species occurs in Florida and the Bah ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Calyptraea incurva'' Broderip, 1834: synonym of ''
Crepidula incurva
''Crepidula'', commonly known as the slipper snails, slipper limpets, or slipper shells, is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae. This family includes the slipper snails (''Crepidula''), hat ...
'' (Broderip, 1834)
* ''Calyptraea lessonii'' Broderip, 1834: synonym of ''
Crepidula lessonii'' (Broderip, 1834)
* ''Calyptraea marginalis'' Broderip, 1834: synonym of ''
Crepidula marginalis'' (Broderip, 1834)
* ''Calyptraea monoxyla'' Lesson, 1831: synonym of ''
Maoricrypta monoxyla'' (Lesson, 1831)
* ''Calyptraea plana'' A. Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of ''
Crepidula walshi'' (Reeve, 1859)
* ''Calyptraea rugosa'' Carpenter, 1856: synonym of ''
Crepidula onyx'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1824
* ''Calyptraea sinensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''
Calyptraea chinensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Calyptraea spinosa'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1824: synonym of ''
Crucibulum spinosum'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824)
* ''Calyptraea squama'' Broderip, 1834: synonym of ''
Crepidula striolata'' Menke, 1851
* ''Calyptraea strigata'' Broderip, 1834: synonym of ''
Crepidula dilatata'' (Lamarck, 1822)
References
* Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). ''Coquillages du Gabon
hells of Gabon'' Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1: 63-91Eames, F. E. 1957. Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria: a revision. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 3:23–70, pls. 5–10.
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