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Gastropoda: : Calyptraeoidea: Calyptraeidae

Crepidula porcellana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dubious name


Range: 22°N to 23°N; 0°W

Synonymy

Patella porcellana Linnaeus, 1758
Crypta porcellana (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Details


Patella porcellana Linnaeus, 1758, p. 781, [Rumphius pl. 40, fig. O]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: O[ceano] Indiae
Range: 22°N to 23°N
Distribution: Cuba
References: Pfeiffer (1840) NS
Combining Genera:  Crypta


Partial List of References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].

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