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Crepidula margarita

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Calyptraeidae

Scientific name
  
Crepidula margarita

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Calyptraeoidea

Genus
  
Crepidula

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Crepidula unguiformis, Crepidula plana, Crepidula onyx, Crepipatella dilatata, Calyptraea

Crepidula margarita 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.

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 18.2 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1 m.

References

Crepidula margarita Wikipedia