Bostrycapulus aculeatus

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| genus = Bostrycapulus

| species = aculeatus

| authority = (Gmelin, 1791)

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| Patella aculeata | Gmelin, 1791

| Crepidula aculeata | (Gmelin, 1791) }}

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Bostrycapulus aculeatus is a species of sea snail in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and hat snails.{{WoRMS |id=419700 |db=MolluscaBase |title=Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791) |access-date=14 June 2024 }}

Distribution

This species occurs in Florida and the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 80 m.

References

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{{cite journal |last1=Welch |first1=John J. |title=The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence |journal=PLoS ONE |date=2010 |volume=5 |issue=1 |page=e8776 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 |doi-access=free |pmid=20098740}}

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External links

http://www.stri.si.edu/sites/collinlab/tree_species/bostrycapulus.html

Category:Calyptraeidae

Category:Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean

Category:Gastropods described in 1791

Category:Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin