Crucibulum auricula

Crucibulum auricula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Crucibulum
Species:
C. auricula
Binomial name
Crucibulum auricula
(Gmelin, 1791)

Crucibulum auricula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 29 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 1 m; maximum recorded depth is 115 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Crucibulum auricula (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2010). Crucibulum auricula (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419705 on 2010-06-03 .
  2. ^ a b 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.