Capulus simplex

Capulus simplex is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Capulus simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Capuloidea
Family:
Capulidae
Genus:
Capulus
Species:
C. simplex
Binomial name
Capulus simplex
Locard, 1898

Description

The size of the shell attains 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in European waters and off West Africa.

References
  1. Capulus simplex Locard, 1898. Gofas, S. (2009). Capulus simplex Locard, 1898. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138983 on 5 June 2010 .
  • Locard A. (1897–1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson. vol. 1 [1897], pp. 1–516 pl. 1–22; vol. 2 [1898], pp. 1–515, pl. 1–18
  • "Capulus (Capulus) simplex". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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