Crepidula margarita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.[2]

Crepidula margarita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Crepidula
Species:
C. margarita
Binomial name
Crepidula margarita
Simone, 2006[1]

Description edit

The maximum recorded shell length is 18.2 mm.[3]

Habitat edit

Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 1 m.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Simone. 2006. Zootaxa Volume: 1112 Pages: 3-64. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. ^ Crepidula margarita Simone, 2006. WoRMS (2009). Crepidula margarita Simone, 2006. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389786 on 2010-06-03 .
  3. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.