Biology:Maoricrypta costata

Short description: Species of gastropod

Maoricrypta costata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Calyptraeoidea
Family:	Calyptraeidae
Genus:	Maoricrypta
Species:	M. costata
Binomial name
Maoricrypta costata (Sowerby, 1824)
Synonyms
Crepidula costata Sowerby, 1824

Maoricrypta 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.

Maoricrypta costata, ventral view showing "shelf" or "deck".

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3137851 entry