Calyptraeidae | |
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A shell of Sigapatella novaezelandiae | |
Scientific 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] | |
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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]