Maoricrypta costata
Maoricrypta costata, or the ribbed slipper shell, is a species of intertidal medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae. This species occurs along the east coast of the North Island, New Zealand.[1]
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Maoricrypta costata, ventral view showing "shelf" or "deck".
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Crepidula costata Sowerby, 1824 | |
References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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