Maoricrypta
Maoricrypta is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, cup and saucer shells and Chinese hat shells.
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| apertural view of Maoricrypta costata | |
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| Genus: | Maoricrypta Finlay, 1926 |
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| Crepidula costata G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 | |
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Zeacrypta Finlay, 1926 | |
This marine genus is known to occur off New Zealand and Australia.
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