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Clypeola (gastropod)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Calyptraeidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Calyptraeoidea

Rank
  
Genus

Clypeola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, Chinese hat snails and cup-and-saucer snails.

This genus is considered a synonym of Sigapatella Lesson, 1831

Species

Species within the genus Clypeola include:

  • Clypeola hedleyi (Smith, 1915)
  • Clypeola tenuis Gray 1867 - New Zealand : synonym of Sigapatella tenuis (Gray, 1867)

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