''Clypeola'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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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 ...
mollusk
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s in the family
Calyptraeidae
The Calyptraeidae are a family of small to medium-sized marine prosobranch gastropods. MolluscaBase. Calyptraeidae Lamarck, 1809. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141 o ...
, the slipper snails, Chinese hat snails and cup-and-saucer snails.
[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]
This genus is considered a synonym of ''
Sigapatella'' Lesson, 1831
Species
Species within the genus ''Clypeola'' include:
* ''
Clypeola hedleyi''
(Smith, 1915): synonym of ''
Sigapatella hedleyi''
(Smith, 1915) ''Clypeola hedleyi'' on www.sydneyshellclub.net
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* ''Clypeola tenuis'' Gray 1867 - New Zealand : synonym of '' Sigapatella tenuis'' (Gray, 1867)
References
External links
Calyptraeidae
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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