Bostrycapulus aculeatus
Species of gastropod
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Bostrycapulus aculeatus is a species of sea snail in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and hat snails.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: | Bostrycapulus |
| Species: | B. aculeatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Distribution
This species occurs in Florida and the Bahamas.
Description
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 80 m.[2]
