Crepidula cachimilla
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| genus = Crepidula
| species = cachimilla
| authority = Cledon, Simone & Penchaszadeh, 2004{{WRMS source|128294|Cledon, Simone & Penchaszadeh (2004) |2010-06-02}}
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Crepidula cachimilla 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.{{cite WoRMS |id=388656 |title=Crepidula cachimilla Cledon, Simone & Penchaszadeh, 2004 |accessdate=2019-06-10 |db=Marine Mollusca}}
Distribution
The species was described based on specimens from southwestern Atlantic Ocean in {{Interlanguage link|Golfo San Matías|es}}, Argentina (type locality).
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 52.2 mm.{{cite journal |last1=Welch |first1=John J. |last2=Joly |first2=Simon |name-list-style=amp |title=The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence |journal=PLOS ONE |date=19 January 2010 |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=e8776 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0008776|pmid=20098740 |pmc=2808249 |bibcode=2010PLoSO...5.8776W |doi-access=free }} The species is morphologically distinct from other species of Crepidula.{{Cite journal |last=Cledón |first=M. |last2=Simone |first2=L. R. L. |last3=Penchaszadeh |first3=P. E. |date=2004 |title=Crepidula cachimilla (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a new species from Patagonia, Argentina |url=https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00762997_v46_n1_p185_Cledon |journal=Malacologia |volume=46 |issue=1 |pages=185–202}} These anatomical differences include a projecting apex and the absence of a periostracum. It also has a thicker columellar muscle than other mature Atlantic species of Crepidula.
Habitat
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Category:Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
Category:Gastropods described in 2004
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