Capulus ungaricus

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Capulus ungaricus, common name the bonnet shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Caenogastropoda
Order:Littorinimorpha
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Capulus ungaricus
Shell of Capulus ungaricus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Capulus
Species:
C. ungaricus
Binomial name
Capulus ungaricus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Amalthea maxima Schumacher, 1817
  • Capulus hungaricus [sic] (misspelling of Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758))
  • Capulus hungaricus thorsoni Nordsieck, 1969
  • Capulus militaris (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Patella militaris Linnaeus, 1771
  • Patella ungarica Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
  • Protomedea ornata Costa O.G., 1861
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Taxonomy

The original name of this species is Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758).[1] Later on, a few authors (e.g. Jeffreys, 1865, Thorson, 1941, Ziegelmeier, 1966, Lindner, 1977) changed the name erroneously in Capulus hungaricus.[1] The correct date of publication is 1758 and not 1767 as Abbott (1974) and Lindner (1977) cited.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Capulus ungaricus includes the sea off Greenland to off Florida.[1] It is less common in the North Sea.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 838 m.[2] It is known also from seamounts and knolls.[1]

Feeding habits

It is a suspension feeder.[1]

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