Calyptraea africana

Calyptraea africana 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.[2]

Calyptraea africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Calyptraeoidea
Family:
Calyptraeidae
Genus:
Calyptraea
Species:
C. africana
Binomial name
Calyptraea africana
Rolán, 2004[1]

Description

References
  1. Rolan. 2004. Iberus 22(2) : 51-79. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. Calyptraea africana Rolán, 2004. WoRMS (2009). Calyptraea africana Rolan, 2004. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388993 on 2010-06-03 .
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