''Capulus'' is a

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of small

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the

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Capulidae The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Gofas, S. (2012). Capulidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

, the cap snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' Capulus compressus'' E. A. Smith, 1891 * ''

Capulus danieli ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' (Crosse, 1858) * † '' Capulus deurganckensis'' Marquet & Landau, 2006 * '' Capulus devexus'' (May, 1916) * '' Capulus dilatatus'' A. Adams, 1860 * '' Capulus elegans'' (Tapparone Canefri, 1877) * ''

Capulus fragilis ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' E. A. Smith, 1904 * ''

Capulus huangi ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' S.-I Huang & Y.-F. Huang, 2012 * ''

Capulus japonicus ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' A. Adams, 1861 * ''

Capulus kawamurai ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' Habe, 1992 * ''

Capulus ngai ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' Thach, 2016 * ''

Capulus novaezelandiae ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' Dell, 1978 * ''

Capulus otohimeae ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' (Habe, 1946) * † ''

Capulus partimsinuosus ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' (S. V. Wood, 1848) * ''

Capulus sericeus ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' J. Burch & R. Burch, 1961 * '' Capulus simplex'' Locard, 1898 * † ''

Capulus sinuosus ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' (Brocchi, 1814) * ''

Capulus spondylicola ''Capulus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. Species Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * '' Capulus badius'' Dunker, 1882 * '' Capulus californicus'' Dall, 1900 * '' C ...

'' Habe, 1967 * '' Capulus subcompressus'' Pelseneer, 1903 * '' Capulus ungaricoides'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) * ''

Capulus ungaricus ''Capulus ungaricus'', common name the bonnet shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.Gofas, S. (2010). ''Capulus ungaricus'' (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Capulus violaceus'' Angas, 1867 Capulus japonicus 001

;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Capulus bicarinatus'' (Pease, 1861a): synonym of '' Amathina bicarinata'' Pease, 1861 * ''Capulus chilensis'' Dall, 1904: synonym of ''Capulus ungaricoides'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) * † ''Capulus corrugatus'' (

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):Ludvigsen, Rolf & Beard, Graham. 1997. West Coast Fossils: A Guide to the Ancient Life of Vancouver Island. pg. 112 synonym of † ''

'' (S. V. Wood, 1848) * ''Capulus devotus'' Hedley, 1904: synonym of ''

Malluvium devotum ''Malluvium'' is a genus of small sea snails, limpet-like cap snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae, the hoofshells or hoof snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Malluvium. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at h ...

'' (Hedley, 1904) (original combination) * ''Capulus galea'' Dall, 1889: synonym of '' Hyalorisia galea'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Capulus galeus'' ic synonym of ''Capulus galea'' Dall, 1889: synonym of '' Hyalorisia galea'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Capulus hungaricus'' ic synonym of ''Capulus ungaricus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Capulus incurvus'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

Hipponix incurvus ''Hipponix incurvus'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails. Until recently this species was considered to be a species of '' Capulus'' in the Capulidae but was reclassified by Si ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Capulus intortus'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Capulus kawamurai'' Habe, 1992: synonym of ''Capulus danieli'' (Crosse, 1858) * ''Capulus liberatus'' Pease, 1868: synonym of '' Krebsia liberata'' (Pease, 1868) * ''Capulus lissus'' E.A. Smith, 1894: synonym of ''

Malluvium lissum ''Malluvium'' is a genus of small sea snails, limpet-like cap snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Hipponicidae, the hoofshells or hoof snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Malluvium. Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1894) * ''Capulus militaris'' (Linnaeus, 1771): synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Capulus nutatus'' Hedley, 1908: synonym of ''Williamia radiata nutata'' (Hedley, 1908) * ''Capulus radiatus'' M. Sars, 1851: synonym of ''Piliscus radiatus'' (Sars M., 1851): synonym of '' Piliscus commodus'' (Middendorff, 1851) * ''Capulus sagittifer'' Gould, 1852: synonym of '' Phenacolepas sagittifer'' (Gould, 1852) * ''Capulus shreevei'' Conrad, 1869: synonym of ''

Cyrtopleura costata ''Cyrtopleura costata'', or the angel wing clam, is a bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae. It is found in shallow parts of the northwest Atlantic and also in the North Sea of Scotland coastline and west coast of the Adriatic Sea by a remote ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Capulus sycophanta'' Garrard, 1961: synonym of ''Capulus danieli'' (Crosse, 1858) * ''Capulus uncinatus'' (Hutton, 1873): synonym of ''Capulus danieli'' (Crosse, 1858) According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) the following species names are also in current use OBIS : Capulus
/ref> * '' Capulus irregularis'' E. A. Smith, 1895 * '' Capulus paleacea'' Menke

References

* 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 * Beu A.G. (2004) ''Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 1: Revised generic positions and recognition of warm-water and cool-water migrants.'' Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 34(2): 111-265. page(s): 192 * Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp

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