Biology:Crepidula cachimilla

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Crepidula cachimilla
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Crepidula
Species:
C. cachimilla
Binomial name
Crepidula cachimilla
Cledon, Simone & Penchaszadeh, 2004[1][2]

Crepidula cachimilla 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.[3]

Distribution

The species was described based on specimens from southwestern Atlantic Ocean in Golfo San Matías [es], Argentina (type locality).[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 52.2 mm.[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5184260 entry