Calyptraea

Calyptraea
	Three shells of Calyptraea chinensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Calyptraeoidea
Family:	Calyptraeidae
Genus:	Calyptraea; Lamarck, 1799
Type species
	Patella chinensis; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	† Calyptraea (Turbocalyptraea) Eames, 1957 · accepted, alternate representation; Galerus Gray, 1847;

Calyptraea, commonly known as the Chinese hat snails is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, a family which contains the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.^[1]

Species[edit]

Species within the genus Calyptraea include:

Calyptraea africana Rolán, 2004^[2]
† Calyptraea alta (Conrad, 1854)
Calyptraea aurita Reeve, 1859
Calyptraea barnardi Kilburn, 1980
Calyptraea burchi Smith & Gordon, 1948
Calyptraea capensis Tomlin, 1931
Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841)^[3]
Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)^[4]
Calyptraea conica Broderip, 1834
Calyptraea contorta (Carpenter, 1864)
Calyptraea edgariana Melvill, 1898
Calyptraea fastigiata Gould, 1846
Calyptraea helicoidea (G. B. Sowerby II, 1883)^[5]
Calyptraea inexpectata Rolán, 2004^[6]
Calyptraea lichen Broderip, 1834
Calyptraea mamillaris Broderip, 1834
Calyptraea pellucida (Reeve, 1859)
† Calyptraea primogenita Kiel, 2003 (taxon inquirendum) ^[7]
Calyptraea renovata (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1890)
Calyptraea sakaguchii Kuroda & Habe, 1961
Calyptraea spinifera (Gray, 1867)
Calyptraea spirala (Forbes, 1852)
Calyptraea subreflexa (Carpenter, 1856)
† Calyptraea trochiformis Lamarck, 1804
Calyptraea ventricosa (Carpenter, 1857)
Calyptraea yokoyamai Kuroda, 1929

Species brought into synonymy

Calyptraea aberrans C.B. Adams, 1852: synonym of Anomia peruviana d'Orbigny, 1846
Calyptraea adolphei Lesson, 1831: synonym of Crepipatella dilatata (Lamarck, 1822)
Calyptraea amygdalus Valenciennes, 1846: synonym of Crepidula onyx G.B. Sowerby I, 1824
Calyptraea arenata Broderip, 1834: synonym of Crepidula excavata (Broderip, 1834)
Calyptraea dormitoria Reeve, 1858: synonym of Cheilea dormitoria (Reeve, 1858)
Calyptraea dorsata Broderip, 1834: synonym of Crepidula dorsata (Broderip, 1834)
Calyptraea echinus Broderip, 1834: synonym of Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin, 1791)
Calyptraea excavata Broderip, 1834: synonym of Crepidula excavata (Broderip, 1834)
Calyptraea hystrix Broderip, 1834: synonym of Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin, 1791)
Calyptraea incurva Broderip, 1834: synonym of Crepidula incurva (Broderip, 1834)
Calyptraea lessonii Broderip, 1834: synonym of Crepidula lessonii (Broderip, 1834)
Calyptraea marginalis Broderip, 1834: synonym of Crepidula marginalis (Broderip, 1834)
Calyptraea monoxyla Lesson, 1831: synonym of Maoricrypta monoxyla (Lesson, 1831)
Calyptraea plana A. Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Crepidula walshi (Reeve, 1859)
Calyptraea rugosa Carpenter, 1856: synonym of Crepidula onyx G.B. Sowerby I, 1824
Calyptraea sinensis (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calyptraea spinosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1824: synonym of Crucibulum spinosum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824)
Calyptraea squama Broderip, 1834: synonym of Crepidula striolata Menke, 1851
Calyptraea strigata Broderip, 1834: synonym of Crepidula dilatata (Lamarck, 1822)

References[edit]

^ Calyptraea Lamarck, 1799. WoRMS (2009). Calyptraea Lamarck, 1799. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137721 on 2010-06-03 .
^ Calyptraea africana Rolán, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.
^ Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.
^ Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.
^ Calyptraea helicoidea. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.
^ Calyptraea inexpectata Rolán, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.
^ Kiel S. (2003) New taxonomic data for the gastropod fauna of the Umzamba Formation (Santonian–Campanian, South Africa); Cretaceous Research 24 (2003) 449–475

Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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[WoRMS-1] Calyptraea Lamarck, 1799. WoRMS (2009). Calyptraea Lamarck, 1799. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137721 on 2010-06-03 .

[2] Calyptraea africana Rolán, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.

[3] Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.

[4] Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.

[5] Calyptraea helicoidea. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.

[6] Calyptraea inexpectata Rolán, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2010-06-02.

[7] Kiel S. (2003) New taxonomic data for the gastropod fauna of the Umzamba Formation (Santonian–Campanian, South Africa); Cretaceous Research 24 (2003) 449–475

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