Calyptraea helicoidea 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]

Calyptraea helicoidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Calyptraea
Species:
C. helicoidea
Binomial name
Calyptraea helicoidea
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1883)
Synonyms

Trochita helicoidea G.B. Sowerby II, 1883 (original combination)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Port Elisabeth and East London, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ Calyptraea helicoidea. WoRMS (2009). Calyptraea helicoidea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225113 on 2010-06-03 .
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.