Calyptraea
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Calyptraea, commonly known as the "Chinese hat snails" is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Calyptraeidae
, a family which contains the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Calyptraeidae
Calyptraeidae
Calyptraeidae, common name the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails are a family of small to medium-sized marine prosobranch gastropods...
, 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 africanaCalyptraea africanaCalyptraea africana 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....
Rolán, 2004 - Calyptraea centralisCalyptraea centralisCalyptraea 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....
(Conrad, 1841) - Calyptraea chinensisCalyptraea chinensisCalyptraea chinensis, common name the Chinese hat snail or Chinese hat shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.-Description:The thin shell of this species has...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Calyptraea helicoideaCalyptraea helicoideaCalyptraea 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....
- Calyptraea inexpectataCalyptraea inexpectataCalyptraea inexpectata 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....
Rolán, 2004