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Sigapatella novaezelandiae
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Calyptraeoidea
Family:
Calyptraeidae
Genus:
Sigapatella
Species:
S. novaezelandiae
Binomial name
Sigapatella novaezelandiae
(Lesson, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Calyptraea alta Odhner, N.H.J., 1924
  • Calyptraea calyptraeiformis Lamarck
  • † Calyptraea inflata Hutton, 1893
  • Calyptraea novaezelandiae Lesson, 1831
  • Crepidula maculata Quoy and Gaimard, 1835
  • Crepidula novaezelandiae Iredale, 1915
  • Sigapatella maculata Suter, H., 1913

Sigapatella novaezelandiae, common name the circular slipper limpet, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calyptraeidae.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 33 mm. The white or yellowish-white shell is marked by growth lines. The spire is often light violaceous. The shell is covered by a thin, fibrous, yellowish periostracum. The interior of the shell is white, more or less stained or blotched with violet.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

See also

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