Crucibulum (gastropod)
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Crucibulum, common name
the cup-and-saucer snails, is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae
, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails.
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the cup-and-saucer snails, is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae
Calyptraeidae
Calyptraeidae, common name the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails are a family of small to medium-sized marine prosobranch gastropods...
, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails.
Species
Species within the genus Crucibulum include:- Crucibulum auriculaCrucibulum auriculaCrucibulum auricula 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....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Crucibulum personatum Keen, 1958
- Crucibulum planumCrucibulum planumCrucibulum planum 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....
Schumacher, 1817 - Crucibulum scutellatum (W. Wood, 1828)
- Crucibulum springvaleense Rutsch, 1942
- Crucibulum striatumCrucibulum striatumCrucibulum 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....
(Say, 1826) - Crucibulum waltonense Gardner, 1947
- Crucibulum marense
- Crucibulum spinosumCrucibulum spinosumCrucibulum spinosum, common name the spiny cup-and-saucer snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails....