Calyptraea helicoidea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: | Calyptraea |
| Species: | C. helicoidea
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| Binomial name | |
| Calyptraea helicoidea (G.B. Sowerby II, 1883)
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| Synonyms | |
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Trochita helicoidea G.B. Sowerby II, 1883 (original combination) | |
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]
Description
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.