Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Chinaman’s Hat)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalyptraea chinensis (Chinaman’s Hat)
GenusCalyptraea (Chinaman’s hats)
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)
Records of Calyptraea chinensis (Chinaman’s Hat) :
1: Calyptraea chinensis (Chinaman’s Hat)
5 Apr 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
live animal, on dead bivalve shell
Image 1: Dorsal view - active - highly enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - active - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - closed up - highly enlargedImage 4: Dorsal view - showing one tentacle - highly enlargedImage 5: Ventral view - active - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 6: Ventral view - active - highly enlarged - black background (2)Image 7: Ventral view - active - highly enlarged - black background (3)Image 8: Ventral view - active - highly enlarged - black background (4)Image 9: Ventral view - active - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Ventral view - active - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 11: Ventral view - active - highly enlarged - white background (3)Image 12: Ventral view - active - highly enlarged - white background (4)Image 13: Ventral view - active - highly enlarged - white background (5)Image 14: Ventral view - active - highly enlarged - white background (6)
2: Calyptraea chinensis (Chinaman’s Hat)
25 Apr 2008 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
5 dead shells, washed up on beach after storm
Image 1: 4 shells - dorsal view - black backgroundImage 2: 4 shells - latero-ventral views (lying on sides) - black backgroundImage 3: 4 shells - ventral view (propped up) - black backgroundImage 4: Shell - dorsal view - black backgroundImage 5: Shell - ventral view - black background
3: Calyptraea chinensis (Chinaman’s Hat)
23 Apr 2008 OSGR: SZ07 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
22 shells washed up with seaweed on the beach after storms
Image 1: Shells - dorsal views - black backgroundImage 2: Shells - ventral views - black background

Calyptraea chinensis (Chinaman’s Hat) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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