Maoricrypta
Encyclopedia
Maoricrypta is a genus
of small to medium-sized sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Calyptraeidae
, the slipper snails, cup and saucer shells and Chinese hat shells.
This genus is known to occur in New Zealand
and Australia
.
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 small to medium-sized sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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, cup and saucer shells and Chinese hat shells.
This genus is known to occur in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Species
Species within the genus Maoricrypta include:- Maoricrypta costataMaoricrypta costataMaoricrypta costata, or the ribbed slipper shell, is a species of intertidal medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae. This species occurs along the east coast of the North Island, New Zealand....
(Sowerby, 1824) - Maoricrypta immersa (AngasGeorge French AngasGeorge French Angas , was an English explorer, naturalist and painter.He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the eldest son of George Fife Angas, prominent in the establishment of the new colony of South Australia. Despite showing remarkable talent in drawing, he was placed in a London...
, 1865) - Maoricrypta kopuaMaoricrypta kopuaMaoricrypta kopua 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....
Marshall, 2003 - Maoricrypta monoxylaMaoricrypta monoxylaMaoricrypta monoxyla is a species of small sea snail or slipper snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae. This species is found in New Zealand.-References:...
(Lesson, 1831) - Maoricrypta profunda HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
- Maoricrypta sodalisMaoricrypta sodalisMaoricrypta sodalis 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....
B. A. Marshall, 2003 - Maoricrypta youngiMaoricrypta youngiMaoricrypta youngi is a species of small sea snail or slipper snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae. It is known to occur in North Island, New Zealand.-References:...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1940