Striate cup-and -saucer
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C. striatum
Binomial name
Crucibulum striatum
(Say, 1826)

Crucibulum striatum, common name the striate cup-and -saucer, 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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 422 m.[2]

References

  1. Crucibulum striatum (Say, 1826). Rosenberg, G. (2010). Crucibulum striatum (Say, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160233 on 2010-06-03 .
  2. 1 2 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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