CALYPTRAEIDAE Lamarck, 1809
(slipper limpets)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Calyptraea
Chinaman’s hats
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 21 images
Crepidula fornicata
Slipper Limpet, American Slipper Limpet
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 		Species 8 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyCALYPTRAEIDAE (slipper limpets)
SuperfamilyCALYPTRAEOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

CALYPTRAEIDAE (slipper limpets) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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