Biology:Grandicrepidula grandis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Grandicrepidula grandis
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G. grandis attached to a living Buccinum isaotakii
Scientific classification
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Calyptraeoidea
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G. grandis
Binomial name
Grandicrepidula grandis
(Middendorff, 1849)
Synonyms[1]

Crepidula grandis Middendorff, 1849 (basionym)

Grandicrepidula grandis, common name : the giant slipper limpet, 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]

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and the Aleutians.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Grandicrepidula grandis. WoRMS (2009). Grandicrepidula grandis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571646 on 2010-06-03 .

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3169115 entry