Crepipatella
| Crepipatella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): |
clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Calyptraeoidea |
| Family: | Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: |
Crepipatella Lesson, 1831 |
| Type species | |
|
Calyptraea adolphei Lesson, 1831 |
|
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Crepipatella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails.
The snails in this genus were formerly all thought to belong to the genus Crepidula, but DNA sequence data show that they are a separate genus.
A recent revision of the South American Species has led to some significant taxonomic changes, as well as the addition of a new species - Crepipatella occulta Veliz et al. 2012.
Species within the genus Crepipatella include:
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