| Family: |
Calyptraeidae (slipper shells) |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Northeast Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Mexico. Climate: temperate to tropical. |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: Shell is dark brown with a hooked backward facing peak (Ref. 312). |
| Biology: |
It has a shell length of 2.5 cm (Ref. 312). Occurs from middle to low intertidal zones; females live the majority of their lives on the outside of the shell of the Turban Snail (Tegula spp.), while males move from snail to snail. Filter feeder on plankton and detritus; captures drifting food with a mucous net (Ref. 312). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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