Clypeola tenuis
Encyclopedia
Clypeola 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.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusk 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. It is found in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The shell of this species is 6 mm in size.