Crucibulum auricula
| Crucibulum auricula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: | Crucibulum |
| Species: | C. auricula
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| Binomial name | |
| Crucibulum auricula (Gmelin, 1791)
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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
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Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 29 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The minimum recorded depth for this species is 1 m; maximum recorded depth is 115 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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.
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