Clypeola (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Clypeola is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae
, the slipper snails, Chinese hat snails and cup-and-saucer 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 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...
, the slipper snails, Chinese hat snails and cup-and-saucer snails.
Species
Species within the genus Clypeola include:- Clypeola hedleyi (Smith, 1915)
- Clypeola tenuisClypeola tenuisClypeola tenuis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, Chinese hat snails and cup-and-saucer snails. It is found in New Zealand. The shell of this species is 6 mm in size....
Gray 1867 - New Zealand