Calyptraeidae
The Calyptraeidae are a family of small to medium-sized marine prosobranch gastropods.
Species
cup-and-saucer limpets
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyCalyptraeidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Reproduction
- Genera
- References
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The Calyptraeidae are a family of small to medium-sized marine prosobranch gastropods.
This family includes the slipper snails (Crepidula species), the Chinese hat snails, (Calyptraea species), and the cup-and-saucer snails (Crucibulum species) among others.