Bostrycapulus

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Bostrycapulus
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent[1]
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Bostrycapulus aculeatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Bostrycapulus
Olsson & Harbison, 1953[2]
Species

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Bostrycapulus, commonly known as the spiny slipper snails, is a genus of sea snails in the family Calyptraeidae.[3]

Before 2005, the snails in this genus were all thought to belong to one species, which was known as Crepidula aculeata, the spiny slipper snail.[1] However, morphological and DNA sequence data show that the spiny slipper snails are a monophyletic group that is more closely related to Crepipatella than it is to Crepidula.

Taxonomy

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Taxonomic history

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All of the species within the genus Bostrycapulus were previously assigned to a single species, Crepidula aculeata.[1] However, molecular phylogenetic and anatomical work have shown them to be a separate monophyletic grouping or clade, which has elevated them to the genus status.[1] DNA sequence data has also been used in combination with embryological observations to distinguish 8 species.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Bostrycapulus include:

References

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  2. ^ Olsson & Harbison (1953). "Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida etc". Monogr.Acad.nat.Sci.Philad. 8: 279.
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