Bostrycapulus aculeatus

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.[1]

Bostrycapulus aculeatus
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)
Synonyms[1]
  • Patella aculeata Gmelin, 1791
  • Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin, 1791)

Distribution

This species occurs in Florida and the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 80 m.[2]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.