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Notocrater
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Lepetelloidea
Family:
Pseudococculinidae
Genus:
Notocrater

Finlay, 1927
Type species
Cocculina craticulata Suter, 1908
Species

See text

Synonyms

Punctolepeta Habe, 1958

Notocrater is a group of small sea snails. These snails are a type of mollusc, like clams or octopuses. They are also called "true limpets" because of their shell shape.

You can find Notocrater snails living deep in the ocean. They belong to a scientific group called the Pseudococculinidae family. Some species of Notocrater have two small feelers, or tentacles, on each side of their body. These are found in the grooves between their foot and their mantle, which is a part of their body that helps form the shell.

Types of Notocrater Snails

Here are some of the different kinds of snails found in the Notocrater group:

  • Notocrater christofferseni Lima, 2014
  • Notocrater craticulatus (Suter, 1908)
  • Notocrater gracilis B.A. Marshall, 1986
  • Notocrater houbricki McLean & Harasewych, 1995
  • Notocrater maxwelli B. A. Marshall, 1986
  • Notocrater meridionalis (Hedley, 1903)
  • Notocrater minutus (Habe, 1958)
  • Notocrater ponderi B.A. Marshall, 1986
  • Notocrater pustulosus (Thiele, 1925)
  • Notocrater youngi McLean & Harasewych, 1995
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