Maoricrypta costata
Species of gastropod
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Maoricrypta costata, or the Ribbed Slipper Shell, is a species of intertidal medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae.[1]
| Maoricrypta costata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: | Maoricrypta |
| Species: | M. costata |
| Binomial name | |
| Maoricrypta costata (Sowerby I, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
Distribution
This species occurs along the East Coast of the North Island, New Zealand: Cape Reinga to Whakatāne.[2]