| Bostrycapulus aculeatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Calyptraeoidea |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: | Bostrycapulus |
| Species: | B. aculeatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Bostrycapulus aculeatus is a species of sea snail in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and hat snails.
Distribution
This species occurs in Florida and the Bahamas.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 80 m.
References
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Welch, John J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence". PLoS ONE. 5 (1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776. PMID 20098740.
External links
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