Crucibulum spinosum

Crucibulum spinosum, common name the spiny cup-and-saucer snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails.

Crucibulum spinosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Calyptraeoidea
Family:
Calyptraeidae
Genus:
Crucibulum
Species:
C. spinosum
Binomial name
Crucibulum spinosum
(Sowerby, 1824)

This species is native to the west coast of the Americas, from California to Chile. It has been introduced and established in Hawaii.[1]

References
  1. United States Geological Survey. 2008. Crucibulum spinosum. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. <https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=994 Archived 11 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine> Revision Date: 17 November 2004.

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