Bostrycapulus, commonly known as the spiny slipper snails, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, cup-and-saucer snails and hat snails.
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.
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 within the genus Bostrycapulus include:
Bostrycapulus, commonly known as the spiny slipper snails, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, cup-and-saucer snails and hat snails.
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. 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.
Bostrycapulus est un genre de mollusques gastéropodes de la famille des Calyptraeidae. Le genre est décrit par Axel A. Olson (d) et Anne Harbison (d) en 1953 ; l'espèce-type est Bostrycapulus aculeatus[2],[3].
Les espèces de ce genre sont présentes dans l'océan Atlantique et dans l'océan Pacifique[2].
Selon World Register of Marine Species (23 février 2021)[4] :
Bostrycapulus est un genre de mollusques gastéropodes de la famille des Calyptraeidae. Le genre est décrit par Axel A. Olson (d) et Anne Harbison (d) en 1953 ; l'espèce-type est Bostrycapulus aculeatus,.
Bostrycapulus is een geslacht van weekdieren uit de klasse van de Gastropoda (slakken).
Bostrycapulus is een geslacht van weekdieren uit de klasse van de Gastropoda (slakken).
