Crepidula carioca

Crepidula carioca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Crepidula
Species:
C. carioca
Binomial name
Crepidula carioca
Simone, 2006[1]

Crepidula carioca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.[2]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 48 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Simone. 2006. Zootaxa Volume: 1112 Pages: 3-64. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. ^ Crepidula carioca Simone, 2006. WoRMS (2009). Crepidula carioca Simone, 2006. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389784 on 2010-06-03 .
  3. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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