Crucibulum auricula

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| species = auricula

| authority = (Gmelin, 1791)

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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.{{WRMS species|419705|Crucibulum auricula (Gmelin, 1791)|||WoRMS (2010). Crucibulum auricula (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419705 on 2010-06-03}}

Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 29 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. {{doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0008776}}.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 1 m; maximum recorded depth is 115 m.

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