Calyptraeidae

Calyptraeidae
A shell of Sigapatella novaezelandiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Calyptraeoidea
Lamarck, 1809
Family: Calyptraeidae
Lamarck, 1809
Type genus
Calyptraea
Genera

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Synonyms[1]
  • Crepidulidae Fleming, 1822
  • Galerinae Gray, 1857
  • Cryptinae Gray, 1868
  • Dispotaeinae Gray, 1868
  • Ergeinae Gray, 1868
  • Mitrellinae Gray, 1868 (inv.)
  • Trochitinae Gray, 1868

The Calyptraeidae are a family of small to medium-sized marine prosobranch gastropods.[1]

This family includes the slipper snails (Crepidula species), the Chinese hat snails, (Calyptraea species), and the cup-and-saucer snails (Crucibulum species) among others.

The Calyptraeidae are the only family in the superfamily Calyptraeoidea. This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.

Crepidula fornicata was transported to Europe on imported American oysters in the late 19th century and is now considered a significant pest in European oyster beds.[2]

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase. Calyptraeidae Lamarck, 1809. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141 on 2019-11-04
  2. ^ "Crepidula fornicata". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 2006-04-24. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2014-12-01.