Calyptraea chinensis
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 12mm. Collected from Fleet, Dorset on 26/05/1986.
Calyptraea chinensis
<em>Calyptraea chinensis</em> (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calyptraea chinensis
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 12mm. Collected from Fleet, Dorset on 26/05/1986.
Calyptraea chinensis
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 12mm. Collected from Fleet, Dorset on 26/05/1986.
Calyptraea chinensis
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 12mm. Collected from Fleet, Dorset on 26/05/1986.
Calyptraea chinensis
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 12mm. Collected from Fleet, Dorset on 26/05/1986.
Calyptraea chinensis
Distribution and status
The map provided here shows the distribution of the species based on Conchological Society data.
Ecology and behaviour
Generally found on shells or under stones on sheltered shores. Feeds by filtering particles from the plankton.
Key identification features
- Conical shell containing a distinctive tongue shaped 'shelf'
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000174315]
Sort order
1980
Taxonomic group
Marine snail
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Relatively thin shell up to 15mm across and 5mm high. White or yellow in colour. There is a tongue shaped shelf within the shell. Outside of the shell is lightly sculptured with growth lines parallel to the edge.