Maoricrypta costata

Maoricrypta costata
	File:Maoricrypta costata 2.JPG
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Calyptraeidae
Genus:	Maoricrypta
Species:	M. costata
Binomial name
	Maoricrypta costata; (Sowerby, 1824)
Synonyms
	Crepidula costata Deshayes, 1830 (unaccepted- homonym and synonym of C. costata G.B. Sowerby I, 1824); Crepidula costata Sowerby, 1824; Crepidula lineolata Deshayes, 1830 (possible synonym);

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]

Distribution

This species occurs along the East Coast of the North Island, New Zealand: Cape Reinga to Whakatāne.^[2]

Maoricrypta costata, ventral view showing "shelf" or "deck".

^ Maoricrypta costata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 October 2024.
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