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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae slipper shells

Genus: Calyptraea

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9 species (see list below)
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Calyptraea burchi
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Calyptraea centralis
[Circular Chinese-hat]

Fenwick, David

Eastern Atlantic, Mediter

Calyptraea chinensisLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Calyptraea chinensis
[Chinese cup-and-saucer]
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Calyptraea contorta
[]
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Calyptraea edgariana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Calyptraea extinctoriumLamarck, 1822

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Calyptraea extinctorium
[Asian cup-and-saucer]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm NG
 
Calyptraea fastigiata
[Pacific Chinese-hat]
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Calyptraea pellucida
[]
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Calyptraea trochiformis
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