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Crucibulum auricula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Calyptraeidae

Scientific name
  
Crucibulum auricula

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Calyptraeoidea

Genus
  
Crucibulum

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Crucibulum striatum, Crucibulum, Bostrycapulus aculeatus, Crepidula plana, Calyptraea

Crucibulum auricula 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 29 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m. Maximum recorded depth is 115 m.

References

Crucibulum auricula Wikipedia